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1 Suff. Deeds, L. 9, f. 25.
2 [Samuel Davis was received May 31, 1646, by the Boston church from that at Watertown. April 17, 1647, Ann, wife of "our brother Samuel Davis " was admitted. The following births were recorded at Boston: " Susanna of Samuel & Anna Davis born 4th May, 1646" ("Mary of Samuel Davis aged about 26 days " was baptized at the First Church, May 31, 1646; presumably there was a mistake in the name.) "Susanna of Samuel Davis aged about 3 days," baptized May 28, 1648; " Priscilla of Samuel & Anna Davis born 3d Aug." 1650; baptized at the First Church, September 15; " Mary of Samuel & Anna Davis of Rumney Marsh born May 21, 1660." The will of Samuel Davis, dated in 1672, was probated July 4 of that year. The witnesses were Elias Maverick, Aaron Way, and William Ireland; the overseers, John Dowlittle, Aaron Way, and William Ireland; the executrix, the widow Ann Davis. The inventory of his estate (total £128) signed by Elias Maverick and Wil- liam Ireland, was " presented in Court the 1st of Augt 1672 by the widow Davis but she not being willing to take her Oath to it the Court allowed of it to bee Recorded." The will mentions five children, - Hannah Griggs, Abigail Townsend, Gershom Davis, Mary Townsend, and Priscilla Davis; also a grandchild, Hannah Griggs. (Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 7, ff. 219, 236.) See in Appendix 15 a later reference to Gershom Davis.]
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then he gave the sd ffarmne with the appurtenanees unto his two sisters Joannah the wife of the sd Arther Mason & Mary the wife of the sd William Dauice Now Know Yee that the sd Jonathan Parker Arther Mason Joannalı his wife William Dauiee & Mary his wife for & in Consideraeon of the sume of two hundred & ninety pounds of lawfull mony of New England to them in hand at & before the Ensealeing & delivery of these presents by thomas Sauage sent of Boston afforesd mereht. well & truly paid the receipt whereof they doe hereby aeknowledge & themselues there- with fully satisfied & contented & thereof & of euery part thereof doe aequitt & discharge the sd Thomas Sauage his heires Executors & administrators foreuer by these presents Haue giuen granted bargained sould aliened Enfeofed & confirmed & by these presents doe fully & absolutely giue grant Bargaine sell aliene Enfeofe & eonferme unto the sd Thomas Sauage his heires exeeutors admin- istrat. & assignes foreuer all that farme messuage or tenemt. that was giuen & bequeathed to thomas afores eontaineing by Estima- tion one hundred & thirty aeres be the same more or less Togather with " &e. (with the usual Habendum clause).
" In Witnesse whereof the sd Jonathan Parker Arther Mason and Joannah his wife William Dauiee and Mary his wife haue hereunto set their hands and seales the thirtyeth day of September in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred seauenty and foure: Annoq Regni Regis Car. seeundi nune Anglia &e XXvj Signed sealed & Deliuered Jonathan Parker & a seale apendt.
in the presence of us Edward Lillie John Hayward ser.
Arther Mason & a seale
apendt. Joannah M Mason & a her marke
seale appendt.
" This Instrumt. within written was acknowledged by Jonathan Parker Arther Mason & Joannah his wife as there atit & deede Oettob. 2th : 1674 : before mee Edward Tyng Assist :
" Recorded and compared p ffree Graee Bendall Ree." [Affidavits in the margin.]
" Subscribed also. William Davis & Seale appendt. Mary Davis & a seale appendt.
" This third day of July 1678 appeared before me Edward Howard, and gave Oath that hee was present and did see William Davis Signe Seale & deliver this Instrumt. as theire aet and deed to the within mentioned Jonathan Parker.
" Sworn before me Edward Tyng Assist.
" Wee underwritten did this 25th March 1678 See m= Wm Davis
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& Mary his wife Signe Seale & deliver the within mentioned In- strument as theire act & deed. Witness. John Mellowes, Edward Howard Henry Lower:
" This first day of July 1678 appeared before me John Mellows and gave oath that hee was present & did see William Davis & Mary Davis Signe Scale & deliver this Instrumt as theire act and deed to the within mentioned Jonathan Parker.
" Sworn Before me Edward Tyng Assist .: "
[Will of Captain Nicholas Parker 3
" Item I give unto my deare beloved Brother mr Jonathan Parker two parcels of Lands and a house and Orchard and all other appurtenances thercunto belonging which lyeth in New Eng- land, But the Rent I give to my two Sisters to bee equally divided betwene them untill my Brother Jonathan Parker appeares to de- mand the Land and if my Brother Jonathan should dye then the aforesd Land and house shal bee equally divided betwene my two Sisters." He mentioned, " the hopes that I have for three yeares Salary for being Consul in Algiers." At the probate in England, May 13, 1669, Captain Nicholas Parker was said to have died in parts beyond the sea. According to the copy recorded in Boston, July 30, 1678, the will was dated August 27, 1668.]
Thomas Savage, goldsmith, son & heir of Habijah Savage late of Boston, to Thomas Savage, Ephrm Savage, and Perez Savage, Sons and Ex's. of the last will of his grandfather Majr. Thomas Savage, a release for a legacy of £150 April 13, 1687.4
[The foregoing was due to some misunderstanding; the fol- lowing was doubtless the abstract intended : 5
Thomas Savage, Ephraim Savage and Perez Savage, Sons and Executors of the will of Major Thomas Savage Esqr. deceased, to Ebenezer Savage of Boston for £300 in full satisfaction of a legacy from his father the said Thomas Savage, deceased, 130 acres more or less at Rumney Marsh in the present tenure and occupation of Thomas Townsend,6 and a part of the estate left by
8 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 6, ff. 243, 244. See also in Suff. County Court Rec., term beginning April 26, 1674, suits instituted by Jonathan Parker for debts due his father and brother.
4 Suff. Deeds, L. 14, f. 144.
5 Suff. Deeds, L. 13, f. 62a.
6 Thomas Townsend was assessed for this farm in 1676. (" Thomas Townsen for Arthur Masons farme," Boston Rec. Com. Rep., i. 65.) His wife Mary was the daughter of Samuel Davis. Samuel Townsend, who
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Thomas Savage deceased, conveyed to him by Jonathan Parker, Arthur Mason and Joanna his wife, William Davis and Mary his wife. Dee. 19, 1683.]
Ebenezer Savage of Boston upholder and Martha his wife to Samuel Sewall, merchant, for £290, all their ffarme or messuage lyeing Seituate and being at Rumney Marsh, by estimation 130 aeres more or less in the oceupation of Thomas Townsend, and part of the estate of Thomas Savage Esqr. of Boston and by his Exee- utors confirmed unto the sd Ebenezer Savage for payment of £300 as satisfaction of a Legaey bequeathed unto said Ebenezer by said Thomas Savage Esqr., Feb. 4, 1683/4. L. 13, f. 82. Samuel Sewall & Hannah his wife to
James Bill Junr. Jonathan Bill & Joseph Bill of Pulling Point, for £300. in eurrent money of N. E., by estimation 130 acres more or less, in the present tenure & oeeupation of Thomas Townsend & part of the estate left by Thomas Savage Esq, & by his Exe- eutors confirmed unto Ebenezer Savage, & by him unto us Feby 4, 1683/4. April 27, 1685. Suff. Deeds, L. 13, f. 307.
JAMES BILL & MEHITABELL his wife, for £357, 120 aeres more JONATHAN BILL & FRANCES his wife, or less, "in the present JOSEPH BILL and DELIVERANCE his wife, tenure and Oeeupation of Pullen Point to of said Thomas Chee- THOMAS CHEEVER. ver." Bounded East & North by Mr. Newgate;
on the West, by Way and Ireland; on the South by the ereek ; eon- veyed to us by Samuel Sewall. "Unto the said Thomas Cheever
married her sister Abigail Davis, was tenant of Richard Bellingham on the farm across the Mill River. (Infra, chap. vii.) Both Thomas and Samuel Townsend were sons of Thomas Townsend of Lynn, and nephews of John Newgate, who owned the land north and east of the Parker farm. October 30, 1681, Thomas Townsend became a member of the Second or North Church in Boston, - the church which his neighbour, Aaron Way, attended. The children of Thomas and Mary Townsend recorded at Boston were: Joseph, born December 23, 1665; Thomas, December 10, 1667; Susanna, November 5, 1672; Joshua and Caleb, November 21, 1674; Nathan, July 5, 1677; Priscilla, September 20, 1679; Elisha, September 9, 1680; Benjamin, January 10, 1682/3; Hezekiah, April 13, 1685. The births of the three youngest children, - Timothy (May 25, 1688), Josiah, and Thomas were recorded at Lynn. Presumably Thomas Cheever settled on the farm when he left Malden in 1686. He was living upon it when it was conveyed to him in October, 1689. Townsend may have lived later near the Boston and Lynn boundary, as a farm purchased by Jeremiah Belcher in 1702 was described as "late in the occupation of Thomas Townsend." His will was probated in July, 1700. Infra, Appendix 15. See also C. H. Townshend, The Townshend Family.
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his heires and assignes for ever to such uses and with such limita- tions as are hereafter expressed; Vizt. to the only proper use benefit and behoofe of the said Thomas Cheever and Sarah his now wife during the term of his natural life, and after his decease to the sole use and benifit of said Sarah his now wife so long as she remains a widow; (or untill such child or children as the same shall belong unto do come of age; Provided she give suffi- cient security not to eut of and sell wood or timber of the said farme, otherwise her right in and use of the same, excepting onely her thirds shall wholly and immediately eease, and be ended upon her marriage) then to be & remain to the sole proper use benefit and behoofe of the Children which sd. Thomas Cheever now hath or hereafter may have, born of the body of Sarah his now wife, their heires and assignes for ever; Liberty and full power being notwithstanding reserved unto said Thomas Cheever by deed of gift or by Will to dispose and confirme the above bargained premises or any and every part thereof to such one or more of sd. Children as to him shall seem most meet and convenient; and in ease of the death of all said Children to dispose the same to sueh other heires as he shall see good; (or otherwise to alienate and dispose the same bargained premises or any or every pareel thereof pro- vided his now wife Sarah freely eonsent thereto and signify the same in writing by her hand and Seale & not else;) " Oetober 22, 1689.8
Thomas Cheever [1658-1749] married (date not found) first Sarah, daughter of James Bill, senior of Pullen Point, and had children: (1). Thomas, who was of Rumney Marsh as late as 1702, when he removed to Lynn, where he died November 8, 1753. [His first wife, married February 11, 1701/2, was Mary Board- man, daughter of William Boardman of Chelsea " Pan Handle." Cheever also purehased lands in that region.9] (2) Sarah, mar- ried Thomas Kendall [of Woburn] November 7, 1701. (3) Joshua, born January 6, 1687/8. His home was in Boston, where he beeame a prominent eitizen. [He married (1) November 2, 1708 Sarah Warren (presumably a granddaughter of Samuel Cole and John Senter of Winnisimmet),10 who died January 26, 1723 aged thirty seven; and (2) November 5, 1724, the widow Sarah
7 Thomas Cheever married Sarah, daughter of James Bill, Sr., of Pullen Point. [James Bill gave his daughter a legacy of £100, payable within three years of his decease. He died February 1, 1687/8. Infra, Appendix 10.]
Suff. Deeds, L. 15, f. 2.
9. Infra, Appendix 15.
10 Infra, chap. vii.
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Jenkins, who died in 1755. He owned land in Chelsea pur- chased from Deacon Jacob Hasey.11] (4) Abigail, born May 20, 1690. (5) Abigail, born March 20, 1691; married John Burt, June 3, 1714. (6) Ezckiel, born March 7, 1692, removed to Charlestown, where he died March [6],12 1770. He was promi- nent in town and provincial affairs. (7) Nathan, born March 16, 1694. In 1726 he was chosen constable for Rumney Marsh, and after the incorporation of Chelsea he was one of its selectmen. He was of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1733 [as were also his brothers, Thomas and Ezekiel. Joshua joined the company in 1732]. He married first (published No- vember 8, 1721) Hannah Brooks [daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail Brooks of Medford]. She died July 1, 1724 [ aged twenty- three]. (2). In Boston [Rumney Marsh] February 15, 1738/9 Anna Fuller, widow of Nathaniel Fuller and daughter of Samuel Burrill of Lynn. She died November 10, 1740 13 He died Sep- tember 30, 1774, [aged eighty-one years seven months.] He left two sons, Nathan and Joshua, both of whom lived in Chelsea, and became the heads of families of local eminence and usefulness.14
Sarah Bill, Thomas Cheever's first wife, and mother of all his children, died January 30, 1704/5 [aged forty-seven]. He then married in Boston, July 30, 1707, Mrs. Elizabeth Warren [prc- sumably daughter of John Senter of Winnisimmet 15], who died May 10, 1727 aged sixty-four. His last wife was Abigail Jarvis (published August 31, 1727), who survived him, and died a widow in Boston, June 20, 1753, aged eighty-four.
[The children of Nathan Cheever 16 were :
Nathan, born in Rumney Marsh, January 15, 1722; baptized January 20, 1722/3.
Joshua, born in Chelsea October 10, 1740; baptized, October 12, 1740.
11 Infra, Appendix 12.
12 Mass. Gazette and Boston Post-Boy, March 19, 1770.
13 [This is the date as deciphered on her gravestone. The age there given was thirty-six years seven months. According to the town records, she died October 10, 1740, - a date in agreement with her age and date of birth, March 7, 1704. The Vital Records of Lynn (printed) give the latter date, presumably a mistake, March 7, 1704/5.]
14 John T. Hassam, " Ezekiel Cheever and Some of his Descendants " (1884). For epitaphs of the Cheever family in the old Rumney Marsh graveyard, see the appendix.
15 Infra, chap. vii.
16 In accordance with the suggestion of Judge Chamberlain "the line of Thomas Cheever so far as they settled in Chelsea " has been completed from the genealogy compiled by Mr. Hassam.
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Nathan (4) Cheever (Nathan (3), Thomas (2), Ezekiel (1)), born in Rumney Marsh, January 15, 1722; baptized January 20, 1722-3; graduated at Harvard College in 1741. In 1743 he taught school in Manchester, Mass. He is styled blacksmith in some documents. He married in Chelsea, March 4, 1744, Eliza- beth Tuttle. Buried "Jan. 13, 1787 Nathan Cheever A.M. Act 64." His widow died in Chelsea, February 15, 1814, aged 86 years. Their children were:
1. Nathan, b. Chelsea, March 11, 1745.
2. Joseph, b. Chelsea, Aug. 17, 1748; d. in Chelsea, June 22, 1752. (June 22, 1751, aged 4 years g. s.)
3. Jacob, b. Chelsca, Nov. 27, 1750.
4. Joseph, b. Chelsea, Dcc. 3, 1752.
5. Thomas, b. Chelsea, April 17, 1754; d. in Malden, Dec. 1813.
6. Elizabeth, b. Chelsea, Dec. 16, 1760.
7. Hannah, b., Chelsea, Dec. 16, 1763; m. April 18, 1793, William Emmons of Malden.
8. Samuel, b. killed by lightning; buried Aug. 5, 1799, Aet. 34.
Joshua (4) Cheever (Nathan (3), Thomas (2), Ezekiel (1)), gentleman, born in Chelsea, October 10, 1740; married in Chelsea, May 8, 1765, Abigail Eustis, who died in Chelsea, February , 1809, aged sixty-three years. He died in Chelsea, January 15, 1813. . .. Their children were:
1. Joshua, b. in Chelsea, March 1, 1766; bapt. in Chelsea, March 2, 1766; m. in Boston, March 24, 1789, Elizabeth Huxford, and d. in Chelsea, March 8, 1816; had seven children, all born in Chelsea between 1790 and 1810.
2. Anna, b. Chelsea, Aug. 24, 1768; bapt. in Chelsea, Aug. 28, 1768; m. (1) in Chelsea, Jan. 8, 1789, Thomas Pratt; m. (2) [Joseph] Stowers.
3. William, b. Chelsea, Feb. 20, 1770; bapt. in Chelsea, Feb. 25, 1770; m. in Brookline, Jan. 25, 1801, Juliana Corey; had seven children, born in Chelsea; d. March 2, 1813.
4. Abigail, b. Chelsca, Oct. 18, 1771; bapt. in Chelsea, Nov. 27, 1771; m. (1) in Chelsea, Sept. 13, 1796, Reuben Hatch; m. (2) William Bucknam.
5. Sarah, b. Chelsea, Feb. 17, 1774; bapt. in Chelsea, Feb. 20, 1774; d. Nov. 20, 1786. (g. s.)
6. Polly, b. Chelsea, Feb. 4, 1776; bapt. in Chelsea, Feb. 11, 1776.
7. Elizabeth, b. Chelsea, Oct. 31, 1778; bapt. in Chelsea, Nov. 1, 1778; m. in Chelsea, Jan. 16, 1805, John Cook, of Cambridge.
8. Lois, b. Chelsea, June 11, 1781; bapt. in Chelsea, June 17, 1781; m. in Chelsea, Sept. 19, 1805, Josiah Mixer, of Cambridge.
9. Margaret, b. Chelsea, July 11, ; bapt. in Chelsea, July 13, 1783; m. in Chelsea, May 20, 1807, Abraham Grant, of Cambridge.
10. Nathan, b. Nov. 3, 1785; bapt. in Chelsea, Nov. 6, 1785; m. in
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Chelsea, Nov. 3, 1814, Eleanor Platts, and d. in Chelsea, Sept. 5, 1837.
11. Sarah, b. Dec., bapt. in Chelsea, Jan. 3, 1790; d. Dec. 27, 1790, aged 11 days (g. s.) [sic]; buried Jan 10, 1790, aged 10 days. (Church Records. )
Joseph (5) Cheever (Nathan (4), Nathan (3), Thomas (2), Ezekiel (1) ), yeoman, born in Chelsea, Deeember 3, 1752; mar- ried in Boston, April 23, 1774, Sarah Low, who was born August 25, 1754, and died in Malden Mareh 20, 1841, aged eighty-seven. He was a lieutenant in Sprague's company of Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment in the Revolutionary War, and was a revolu- tionary pensioner. He removed from Chelsea to Malden, where he died October 23, 1830, aged seventy-eight. Their children, all born in Chelsea, were :
1. Sarah, b. June 16, 1775; m. in Chelsea, Feb. 19, 1795, William Oliver, Jr., and d. in Malden, Oct. [30],17 1805.
2. Betsey, b. Nov. 20, 1776; d. in Chelsea, Sept. 12, 1791.
3. Nancy, b. Jan. 29, 1779; m. May 31, 1798, Aaron Waite; d. Dec. . 27, 1852.
4. Sukey, b. May 29, 1781; m. Sept. 7, 1797, Andrew Waite; d. in Charlestown, Dec. 2, 1857.
5. Hannah, b. Nov. 5, 1782; m. June 14, 1801, Thomas Waite; d. Nov. 22, 1858.
6. Lucy, b. Nov. 30, 1784; m. March 15, 1803, Samuel Shute, of Malden; d. Sept. 24, 1872.
7. Polly, b. May 17, 1786; m. Nov. 3, 1805, William Raymond, of Charlestown; d. in Malden, Aug. 11, 1853.
8. Patty, b. June 1, 1788; m. William Skinner, of Lynn.
9. Harriet, b. Oct. 13, 1789; d. June 6, 1808.
10. Joseph, b. Jan. 21, 1792; m. in Chelsea, Oct. 8, 1815, Phoebe Crowell; d. in Bedford, Mass., Sept. 17, 1879. Left issue.
11. Jacob, b. Nov. 8, 1794; m. Dec. 13, 1818, Lydia Sweetser, of Saugus; d. in Malden Jan. 14, 1876. Left issue.
THOMAS CHEEVER of Rumney Marsh, Clerk, to
NATHAN CHEEVER.
" chiefly in respeet of the love and Affection which J
bear unto my Son Nathan Cheever, having not yet given him anything Considerable for his Subsistenee, though he hath lived with me, and earried on my Husbandry since he has been of full age, And also for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Hun- dred and fifty Pounds in Currant Passable money of New England, to be paid unto others of my Children, according as J shall Will and Appoint by a Writing under my Hand and Seal by my said
17 Vital Records of Malden.
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Son Nathan Cheever," his farm at Rumney Marsh bounded East and North " on the farm formerly Newgates, on the West by the farm formerly Ways and Irelands, on the South by a Salt water Creek " with the buildings thercon "(excepting the Dwelling house in which J live, which J do give unto my loving Wife so long as She lives in Rumney Marsh, together with the Goose house and the Garden Spot)" to hold, possess and enjoy " after my Decease " and " full power is by me reserved and retained ... during the term of my Natural life, to keep Possess and Enjoy the said bar- gained Premisses in my own hand and power, and my said Son Nathan Cheever shall manage and Jmprove the same under me, And have, receive and enjoy the full Moiety or half part of all the Produce of the Farm . . . the other half to be to my own Use Benefit and Dispose." December 29, 1738. Witnessed by Jacob Hasey and Thomas Pratt; acknowledged before Samuel Watts January 2, 1738/9. Recorded January 17, 1738/9, in Suff. Deeds, L. 57, f. 134. In Suff. Deeds, L. 108, f. 171, is a conveyance of similar tenor dated November 21, 1721, witnessed by Joshua Cheever and Sarah Cheever, acknowledged before Sam1. Checkley November 27, 1721, and recorded July 28, 1766.18
Will of Thomas Cheever,
dated October 13, 1748, probated January 23, 1749/50. Minute provision is made for his wife Abigail. He gives her the use of his dwelling-house, his household stuff and plate, the goose house, and the garden spot, " so long as she Lives in Chelsea." " Also my Will is that my said Wife shall have five Cows kept for her Winter & Summer, so as to Improve the Dary which she now hath," and " shall have the Wool of my thirty five Sheep made good to her Yearly and every Year; also that she shall have ten of the Lambs yearly, also she shall have two Pigs kept for her Winter & Summer yearly; also she shall have twenty Bushels of Indian Corn," 4 of rye, 4 of malt yearly, and " Liberty of keeping such Fowles as shall be for her Use & Comfort, & Liberty of such fruit in the Orchard as she shall need for her own Use; also she shall have Cuffe at her Command, and when she can spare him he shall work with my Son Nathan, Also I give unto my sd: Wife my Mare and Chaise, and my Son Nathan shall find her a Gentle Horse to put in the Chaise, when she shall have Occasion to ride in it after the Mare is dead." He mentions sons, Thomas, Joshua
18 In November, 1721, Nathan Cheever married Hannah Brooks; Febru- ary 15, 1738/9, he married, as a second wife, Anna Fuller.
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and Ezekiel; daughters Sarah Kendal and Abigail Burt; grandsons John Burt and Edward Cheever. As gifts of remem- brance he bequeaths a silver porringer, a new silver porringer, a silver pepper box and teaspoons, a silver tankard, a silver cane, and " my Seal mark'd with my Name." The witnesses were Jacob Hasey, Thomas Wait, Jr., and Abigail Hasey. (Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 43, f. 315.)
NATHAN CHEEVER of Chelsea, to for £17 6s. 8d. land bounded DANIEL PRATT 66 W. on land of Thomas Pratt, N. E. on the Town Road; S. E. on said Cheever's land from a stake by said road " to another stake about one Rod to the West side of a spring hole so called and keeping the same Course till it comes to said Pratts land above- mentioned," about two and one-half acres. March 20, 1762. (Suff. Deeds, L. 107, ff. 243, 244.)
NATHAN CHEEVER sen" of Chelsea to for £213 6s. 8d. mortgages SARAH WATTS wife of SAMUEL WATTS. 45 acres of marsh & up- land - E. on Mr. Yeamans' land occupied by Robert Temple Esqr. up to the town road; then N. by s'd road to a stake & stones to the N. of the " old house spring so called "; 19 S. over the middle of s'd spring down to the creek ;- S. on s'd creek to Yeamans farm, -- excepting the barn & barn yard & 1 acre on the W. side of the barn. He makes his mark. December 6, 1768. Released February 25, 1774, by Mr. Edward Oxnard, one of the executors of will of Mrs. Sarah Watts. (Suff. Deeds, L. 113, f. 220. See also L. 125, f. 250.)
NATHAN CHEEVER of Chelsea, Gentleman, to JOSHUA To secure CHEEVER and SAMUEL PRATT of Chelsea, Gentlemen. sd Cheever and Pratt for serving as bondsmen in the sum of £124 7s. to the Treasurer of Harvard College to secure a debt of said Nathan Cheever to the College of £62 3s. 6d., mortgages three parcels of land in Chelsea. (1). 10 acres of salt marsh bounded north- erly on Chelsea beach, E., S.E., and S. on land of William Pitts, and yet S., S.W., and W. on land of the heirs of William Hasey
19 Possibly the house of Rev. Thomas Cheever, near Fenno Corner, mentioned in the will of Nathan Cheever as the " old house," was not the first on the farm. The site of the spring is further defined by the suc- ceeding conveyance. Note also in Suff. Deeds, L. 613, f. 223, and the accompanying plan, the western boundary of the "Spring Lot " of Deacon Cheever's farm.
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deceased and on land of the heirs of Jacob Hasey deceased.2º (2). 3 aeres, bounded S. on land of William Low; E. on land of Edward Watts; N., W., and N.W. on the " Road and on Land of Jonathan Green and on Chelsea old meeting house plot and said towns pound plot." 21 (3). 6 aeres " bounded northerly on the Road Westerly on Land of Thomas pratt Southerly on a Creek from Said Thomas Pratts Land untill it comes due South of the Great Spring in the said Nathan Cheevers Land thenee Extending Due north to the westerly side of Said Spring thenee northerly as the fenee now Stands up to the Road and bounded Easterly on other Land of the said Nathan Chever at the Last mentioned Line." March 24, 1770. Mark of Nathan Cheever. Witnesses, John Tudor, Sam" Sprague. Recorded April 6, 1770, in Suff. Deeds, L. 116, f. 236; original in Chamberlain MSS. iv. 69.
NATHAN CHEEVER to for £26 13s. five aeres in the "further
JOSHUA CHEEVER. field," bounding north on land " under the improvement of Robert Temple Esqr and William Low" and on all other sides by land of said Nathan Cheever, with right of way. March 13, 1771. (Suff. Deeds, L. 119, f. 45.) This land lay west of Broadway and north of Fenno Street.
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