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Suff. Deeds, L. 20, f. 155. See also L. 19, f. 243, Daniel Smith to 60 John Bradstreet, January 21, 1698. John Bradstreet of Medford quit- claimed to Smith the farm which he bought from him. L. 20, f. 86.
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John Addams was to receive £50 when twenty years of age, the remainder was to descend to " Sarah Bennett my onely daughter." Robert Brimsdon (or Bronsdon) of Boston, merchant, and Lieu- tenant Oliver Purchis of Lynn were appointed guardians for the children, and were given the care of the estate. This deed was acknowledged by John Bennett January 13, 1681/2, and recorded April 10.61 Sarah daughter of John and Aphra Bennett was born June 13, 1677.62 February 19, 1684/5, Aphra, wife of John Ben- nett of Rumney Marish " living in the road to Lynn," was pre- sented " for selling strong drinke entertaining mens Servants and Children contrary to Law." She acknowledged that within twelve months she had sold cider at 2d. per quart, with sugar 3d., and was fined £5.03
In 1684 Davie and Floyd, attorneys of Elisha Bennett of Lon- don, mariner, brought suit against John Bennett of Rumney Marsh for a division of the farm according to the deed of March 19, 1673/4.64 January 10, 1686/7, John Bennett, " late of New England " for £300 conveyed to Elisha Bennett his half of the farm (600 acres more or less). It was described as bounded E. by Lynn; W. by Malden; N. by John White and John Wilkin- son ; S. "by the Creek in Rumney Marsh." March 28, 1687, the witnesses made oath before Edward Randolph of the Council. The deed was not recorded until February 13, 1716/17, when Elisha Bennett mortgaged the entire farm for £250 bills of credit emitted that year.65 Apparently the deed of gift from John Bennett to his wife and children (as above cited) was ignored. At the July term of Court in 1691 Elisha Bennett of Boston, mariner, brought suit against Jonathan Nutton of Rumney Marsh to obtain possession " of a house of the plts at Rumney marsh being the Westermost part of sd house standing in or neer the place where mr. Samuel Bennets house stood." Execution was issued August 7, 1691.66 At the August Court, 1691, Jonathan Nutton of Rumney Marsh entered complaint against two French- men, Fountaigne and John, for entering his house Sunday, August 9, and offering abuses to himself and family. They owned it in court and were sentenced to be whipped with 20 stripes.67
March 28, 1699, Elisha Bennett of Boston for £100 conveyed
01 Suff. Deeds, L. 12, f. 177; see also L. 13, f. 314.
62 Boston Records.
63 Suff. Co. Court Records (1680-1692), 217.
64 Ibid., 186. The farm was divided.
Suff. Deeds, L. 31, ff. 8, 11; see also L. 35, f. 213.
66 Suff. County Court Rec. (1680-1692), 399.
67 Ibid., 402.
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to Lydia Paul, widow of John Paul of Lynn, 60 acres in Boston and Lynn, bounded S.E. by Joseph Merriam at a brook there; E. by the brook that joins to John White's land. From this brook the line ran by a straight line to a great rock, so to the side of the hill, then by the side of the hill bounded by marked trees to five rocks at the head of Tego Barrow's land, thence to the foot of Bennett's rocks, so to a heap of stones in the parallel line, running along by Tego Barrow's land south to the brook of Joseph Mirriam.68 Lydia Paul and her daughter Sarah sold 24 acres to Thomas Cheever, son of Rev. Thomas Cheever, October 17, 1701.69 Her lands are mentioned in 1711 by the perambu- lators of the Lynn boundary. In 1726, 1728, and 1730 Checver purchased about twenty-seven and one half acres from the heirs of John and Lydia Paul. The heirs were Sarah Paul, James Whittemore and his wife Hannah, Henry Rhoades and his wife Elizabeth, Samuel Narremore and his wife Rachel, John Browne and his wife Mary. A dwelling-house and barn stood on the land conveyed by Narremorc, which was near the dwelling of Sarah Paul, and was bounded north and south by Cheever, and west by John and Mary Browne. The land conveyed by Browne was " near the now dwelling house of Eben! Dispaw," and was bounded west and south by Cheever, east by land formerly of Samuel Narre- more, and north by said Browne.70
October 21, 1702, Elisha Bennett, mariner, conveyed to Isaac Wilkinson of Malden for £40 current money, 30 acres. The boundary line began at " a small maple tree in a Spruce Swamp " in the Malden line, and went by said line "to a brook, & then northerly down sª Brook, to a Black burch," then S. and E. to a black oak, to an oak, " to a Buttonwood tree, near the Old way, & so to a Doggwood tree on a Rock," to a heap of stones, to the first bound. All the trees were marked I.W.71 December 6, 1733, Isaac and Mary Wilkinson of Boston for £500 current money con- veyed to Thomas Douglas of Malden about 42 acres described as "a parcel of Land having a Dwelling house Outhousing & Water Mill thereon," bounded W. by the Malden line, S. by Thomas Berry ; E. and N. by Thomas Cheever.72 Douglas mortgaged this land and 60 acres in Malden for £2200 in 1733. April 8, 1747, he conveyed to Nathaniel Oliver, Jr., a ten-acre woodlot
68 Suff. Deeds, L. 19, f. 109.
69 Ibid., L. 29, f. 44; L. 44, ff. 203, 204.
70 Boston Rec. Com. Rep., viii. 85.
71 Suff. Deeds, L. 21, f. 414.
72 Ibid., L. 48, f. 34.
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near Long Pond, and one half of a "Sawmill Stream of water & dam," a way to the mill, and free use of the yard to bring and lay timber and lumber, "said Mill & Yard being in Chelsea abovesaid and its stream from said long pond." The boundary line of the wood lot began " at the fishing rock on the edge of said long pond," and ran on a straight line to land of Thomas Cheever, its E. and S. boundary ; land of Douglas lay to the north. Forty- five aeres in Malden with an old house and barn thereon were eon- veyed.73 In 1755 Douglas mortgaged the remainder of his lands, 25 acres in Malden and 36 aeres in Chelsea, the latter bounded W. by Malden line, N. and E. by heirs of Thomas Cheever, S. by Samuel Sewall and William Cooper, to whom Oliver had mortgaged the lands he purchased in 1747.74 Douglas ex- cepted from the mortgage one half of the " Mill House Timber Yard and the passage way leading to it." 75
November 12, 1702, Captain Elisha Bennett and Dorothy his wife conveyed to Richard Pratt of Rumney Marsh for £100 sixty aeres, - a part of the farm known "by the name of Bennetts Farm," bounded W. by Wilkinson, separated by a brook, to a spruee swamp; thenee by Capt. Bennett 100 poles; S. by Bennett; E. by Teago Berry's land and Paul's land and Thomas Cheever's land; N. by a brook between said land and Beleher's farm, with a right of way aeross Bennett's land to the "Country Road," that is, the road to Lynn. June 22, 1703, Richard Pratt and Mercy his wife conveyed the same for £100 to Thomas Cheever of Lynn, eordwainer.™G
November 26, 1703, Elisha Bennett with his wife Dorothy for £30 lawful money conveyed 25 aeres to Thomas Berry, it being a " part of the ffarme where the sª Capt Elisha Benett now lives." The land was bounded N. by Thomas Cheever, Jr., E. by said Berry, S. by Elisha Bennett, and W. by the Malden line, " where the s! Land is to be forty poles in breadth," and to continue the same breadth across the farm to land of said Berry.77 According to the above conveyanee Thomas Berry already owned land in Rumney Marsh. September 28, 1698, Thadeus Berrey conveyed to his son Thomas the southern half of his farm and of the house
73 Suff. Deeds, L. 48, f. 35; L. 74, f. 255.
74 Ibid., L. 74, f. 256.
75 Ibid., 86, f. 123. The mortgage was released in 1757. In 1743 he was referred to as Deacon Douglas. L. 88, f. 33.
76 Ibid., L. 21, ff. 287, 288. Jan. 14, 1714/5, Thomas Cheever of Lynn mortgaged the lands purchased from Lydia Paul and from Wilkinson -- 84 acres. L. 29, f. 50.
77 Ibid., L. 21, f. 427.
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in which he lived. It was bounded E. on land formerly of William Merriam, S. on lands formerly of William Merriam and of Samuel Bennett, W. on land formerly of Samuel Bennett. The condition of this deed of gift was that Thadeus Berry and his wife should enjoy the whole of the house and one half of the barn during the life of the longer liver. "The son was to cultivate the farm and give one half the produce thereof to Thadeus Berry and his wife, placing the corn and hay in the barn ready for use.78 Whence Thadeus Berry derived his title is not clear, but it is noticeable that in the deed from Bennett to Pratt in 1702, and that from Lydia Paul to Cheever in 1701, the land of Teague a Barrow of 1672 was called the land of Teago Berry. The following names on the tax lists may represent this farm: 1681 Tcage Upbarron, 1687 Teageo Barry, 1688 Teago Barry, 1695 Thaddeus Barrow, 1701 Thomas Bary, 1702 Theodrus Berry. June 5, 1718, adminis- tration on the estate of Thadeus Berry late of Rumney Marsh, husbandman, was granted to his son John Berry of Wenham. Seventy acres of upland and meadow valued at £87 10s. appear in the inventory of the estate presented to the court June 30, 1718; but in the appraisement made June 29, 1720, only 23 acres appcar, but they were valued at £95 15s. John Floyd, Thomas Pratt, and Hugh Floyd had according to the custom of the day reported to the court that the farm was incapable of division among the heirs " without great prejudice to or Spoiling of the whole," and the land was assigned to John Berry, eldest son of the deceased, reserving the thirds of the widow Hannah Berry for life. The heirs to share in the distribution of the £95 were the legal rep- resentatives of Elizabeth Townsend deceased, who married Joseph Townsend May 22, 1690, and died February 27, 1693/4; Hannah Needham, Samuel Berry, Thomas Berry, Daniel Berry; the legal representatives of Sarah Stocker, and of Ethilrid Merriam; Re- becca Bassett, Abigail Bassctt, Jerusha Merriam, and Mehitabel Berry.79 The births of four children of Thaddeus and Hannah Berry appear on the Boston records, Elizabeth, born Nov. 24, 1665; Samuel, June 20, 1667; Hannah, Aug. 12, 1668; Thomas, Sept. 20, 1670.79 During the lifetime of the father, on August 8, 1716, Elisha Bennett and his wife Dorothy conveyed to Thomas Berry of Boston, husbandman, and Ebenezer Merriam of Lynn, house carpenter, 54 acres of land "not farr from said Berry's Dwelling house." It was bounded S.W. on Braden 172/3 poles, and on Malden 961/4 poles; S.E. on said Braden and said Bennett
78 Suff. Deeds, L. 20, f. 446.
70 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 21, ff. 7, 98; L. 22, ff. 20-22. See also Essex Co. Court Papers, L. 87-93.
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87 poles; N.E. on said Bennett 1073 poles; N.W. on Elisha Bennett 61 poles, and on Braden's land 26 poles. March 21, 1731/2, Ebenezer Merriam sold to Thomas Berry 27 acres, his half of the above land, in Chelsea called " Clap board Swamp." 80 July 7, 1720, Elisha and Dorothy Bennett conveyed to Thomas Berry for £80 fourteen acres adjoining Berry's land. Bennett reserved the right to cross this land for four months in the year, Nov., Dec., Jan., and Feb., "to fetch wood & timber from my other Land that lyes above it." 81
The will of Thomas Berry of Rumney Marsh, dated September 3, 1736, was probated January 11, 1736/7. The witnesses were Jonathan Wayt, Thomas Douglas, and Nathaniel Jenkins; the executors were three sons of the testator, Ephraim, Thomas, and Samuel Berry. He gave to his wife Elizabeth for life the new end of his dwelling-house from top to bottom. Two cows were to be kept for her on the farm both winter and summer. Each executor was to furnish her yearly four bushels of Indian corn (12 bushels in all), one bushel of rye (3), 40 lbs. of good pork (120), 40 lbs. of good beef (120) -" all good & choice" - one barrel of cider (3), also 40s. in money (£6), 21/2 cords of good firewood " cut short & fit for the fire " ( 71/2) ; also " a con- venient supply of Cabages and Turnips & all other Roots for her Use." She was to have liberty to gather fruit in the orchard for her use, and also " Green Fruit such as Beans Pease or any other fruit that is convenient for sauee on the Land that is mine," and she was to have liberty " to keep a Pig or two in my young Orchard or Close." Also the executors were "to find a good Horse to carry their Mother to Meeting and a Man to ride before her so often as she thinks convenient to go to Meeting." Finally he gave her for life his stock of cattle and indoor-moveables. The latter were to descend at her death to his daughters Elizabeth Jenks and Mary Johnson, exeept his great Bible, which he gave to his son Diven Berry. Mary Johnson was a widow; she was to have the use of " my New Chamber " and the keep of a eow, if she remained a widow after his wife's death. Legacies were left to his two daughters and to Diven Berry; the farm was divided between Ephraim, Thomas, and Samuel Berry. During the life- time of their mother Thomas and Samuel were to share the house which their father bought of his brother Ebenezer Merriam, and Ephraim was to live in the old end of the homestead; after her death Thomas was to own the whole house, in which he lived, and Samuel was to possess the new end of the homestead.
80 Suff. Deeds, L. 30, ff. 254, 255; L. 47, f. 7.
81 Ibid., L. 35, f. 10.
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From the minute description of the farmlands herein divided, it appears that Thomas Berry purchased 16 acres 20 poles from Joseph Belchar, five acres of saltmarsh from Hugh Floyd, and six acres of swamp from Jonathan Wait.82 The children of Thomas and Elizabeth Berry were recorded at Boston: Elizabeth, born March 27, 1701; Divan Jan. 22, 1701/2; Mary Feb. 17, 1703/4; Ephraim Nov. 9, 1706; Thomas Aug. 14, 1708; Samuel Aug. 6, 1711. This record is of interest because of its. complete- ness. It shows that a resident in this most distant precinct of Boston was interested and wished his family record placed in the town's book. Also the land transfers and the settlement of his estate were more formally correct and more carefully placed on record than those of many a resident in the centre of the town. The inventory 83 of his estate follows; it was presented to the court by the executors - Ephraim, Thomas, and Samuel Berry April 26, 1737.
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF MR THOMAS BERRY OF RUMNEY MARSH
A Bible & other Books We apprized at . £ 2-15-
All his Wearing Cloaths Linnen & Woolen at 34 - 6 -
2 Beds & furniture to the same apprized at . 33 - - - All the Linnen apprized at 17- 13 -
Pewter Platters Plates & other Pewter at 7-10 -
A Brass Kittle & other Brass Ware .
8 - 10 -
Knives and Forks Potts Kittles and other Iron Ware 10- 14 -
A Chest of Draws a Round Table and 2 sma : Tables at 3 -15 -
a Looking Glass other Glass & Earthen Ware & 18 Chairs . 5 - 8 -
Barrells & other Lumber at
7-10-6
68 Acres of Land belonging to the Homestead with all the Building 1496
46 Acres of Pasture Land at 460
50 Acres of WoodLand £489 . 16 Acres of Salt Marsh, £202 . 691
Jonathan Wayt, Nathaniel Jenkins, Thomas Douglass 2774 - 1-6
Seven children of Samuel and Mary Berry, born between 1737 and 1758, were recorded at Chelsea: Jonathan, born 1737-18th day-5th month; James, 1743-5-7; Sarah, 1745-19-12; Samuel, 1748-16-7; Hannah, 1750-20-2; Mary, 1754-15-10; Thomas, 1758-27-11. The marriage intention of Samuel Berry and Mary Fuller of Lynn was recorded at Boston September 18, 1735. In 1758 Samuel Berry, with his wife Mary, conveyed to Abijah Cheever of Lynn, tanner, 22 acres of pasture and half an acre of orchard. It was bounded N. on the successors of Thomas Cheever ;
82 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 33, f. 38.
83 Ibid., L. 33, f. 137.
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W. on Joshua Cheever and Samuel Vial; S.E. on Samuel Berry by the fence to the highway that led to said Berry's dwelling-house, etc .; E. on said Berry, on Abijah Cheever and on Abner Cheever. Samuel Berry signed his name; his wife made her mark. March S, 1765, Samuel Berry with his wife Mary conveyed for £213 6s. 8d. to Amos Porter of Topsfield 50 acres in Chelsea and Lynn "with the dwelling house and Barn standing on the same," bounded E. by Abijah Cheever and by John Farrington; S. by said Farrington to Malden line; W. by the widow Mary Chaddock; N. by Jacob Breeden, Capt. Elisha Bennett's heirs and Abijah Cheever.84 From Amos Porter the land passed to Elizabeth Gray of Boston, widow, who conveyed it to Hannah Andrews of Boston, widow, February 23, 1780.85 June 21, 1798, Benjamin Hichborn of Dor- chester and his wife Hannah conveyed the same to David Williams, to whom it was taxed in 1798. In the conveyance from Hichborn the bounds of 1765 were repeated unchanged. There was con- veyed with the estate the privilege of passing to and from the " Country road," that is the road from Winnisimmet to Lynn; and there was reserved to the heirs of Thomas Checver, de- ceased, the right to pass over the south part of the premises to a woodlot purchased by Cheever from Richard Pratt deceased; also a privilege to the heirs of Elisha Bennett of passing during three months in the year, December, January, and February, to their woodland north of the premises. A ten-acre woodlot in Chelsea and 5 acres of saltmarsh in Lynn were conveyed with the farm.86 This land lay beyond the limits of what is now Revere. In the direct tax of 1798 the house of David Williams was de- scribed as " at the Northerly Part of the town on Lynn Line." It covered 896 feet, was of two stories, had 24 windows, and with half an acre of land was valued at $412.50. The farm lands and outbuildings by some mischance were not listed; the description of the Ferry farm at Winnisimmet is also missing from this list.
Throughout his life Captain Elisha Bennett, son of Samuel Bennett, retained a part of his father's farm. He was a prom- inent citizen of Boston and Rumney Marsh, representing the latter on the Board of Assessors, and holding other offices. His will, dated April 9, was probated May 30, 1726. December 18, 1727, Ellis Bennett of Boston, mariner, representing that Dorothy Bennett, the executrix, had died intestate without fully adminis- tering on her husband's estate, was appointed administrator.87
84 Suff. Deeds, L. 103, f. 223.
85 Ibid., L. 127, f. 250; L. 156, f. 215.
86 L. 190, f. 204.
87 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 24, f. 504; L. 26, f. 52.
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The inventory of " Capt. Elisha Bennet deced of Rumney Marsh " was taken by Nathaniel Oliver, Thomas Pratt, and Samuel Tuttle, December 26, 1727. "The Farm & Houses Standing thereon ". were valued at £1200; one-half a brick house on Middle Street in Boston at £300. There were also inventoried an Indian man and boy £90, "an old calash & cart," two horses, 14 cattle, 12 small pictures, a "Silk quilt," brass andirons, "cloth chairs," books valued at £2 10s .; 169 li pewter at 20d .- £14 1s. 8d .; 100li copper and brass at 2/, £10; 90 oz Plate at 14/, £63, etc.88 Three children inherited the estate, John (born, according to the Boston records, April 4, 1690) ; Ellis (born August 9, 1699), and Sarah, who married, first, Nathaniel Viall July 12, 1708, and (2) John Floyd of Chelsea November 23, 1732. In 1739 the daughter, with her husband, John Floyd, conveyed her rights in her father's estate, that is one-third of all the real estate of which he died seized, to "our Son Samuel Viall " of Chelsea, tanner. In 1745 the farm was described as still held by the heirs of Elisha Bennett undivided.89 It contained about 200 acres, having been reduced, as has been already shown, since 1674 by sundry conveyances from Samuel Bennett and his heirs. John Bennet, bachelor, of Walthamstow, County of Essex, England, by will dated January 12, 1750/51, and probated in England August 28, 1751, appointed as his heir his nephew John Bennet " who went out Third Mate of the Benjamin, Cap! Mcard, to the East Jndies." He left a legacy of £1000 to his niece Sarah Bennett, daughter of his brother, Captain Ellis Bennett, deceased, and made her the residuary legatee, if his nephew died. He gave to Mrs. Sarah Partridge, with whom he was then living, an annuity of £40, etc. He wished to be buried in the " Church, or Chappel of Walthamstow," and have " a small Monument . . . put upon ye Pillar fronting the South Door of Walthamstow Church." He gave mourning rings to several friends.90 March 28, 1752, Sarah Bennett, widow, and Sarah Bennett, spinster, of Boston, as executors of the will of Ellis Bennet, conveyed for £333 6s. 8d. to Benjamin Henderson of Boston, boatbuilder, 813/4 acres in four parcels, - 271/2 acres " on the lower side of the Country Road " to Lynn, bounded N.W. on the road and on land of Robert Wait; thence the line ran S. and W. on John Hutchinson; S. on marsh- land; W. on marsh-land of Thomas Cheever ; " then about Easterly as the Creek runs "; then N.E. on John Bennett to the Country
88 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 26, f. 69.
8ª Suff. Deeds, L. 58, f. 261; L. 71, f. 102.
90 Suff. Prob. Rec., L. 50, f. 317.
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road. The 48 aeres north west of the road were bounded N.E. on John Bennett; N.W. on Jonathan Hawkes; and S.W. on Samuel Breeden and Robert Wait. A woodlot of 61/4 acres was bounded by Samuel Breeden, Joshua Cheever, Samuel Berry, and John Bennett. There was a reference to a plan made according to an award for the division of the premises by Samuel Watts, William Collins, and John Steel. John Bennett of London sold to Ilen- derson in 1755.91 January 13, 1786, Benjamin Henderson of Boston, yeoman, for £800 conveyed to John Slade of Chelsea, yeoman, a farm of 137 acres, 51 acres lay S.W. of the Country road. The bounds were similar to those in the deed from Sarah Bennett, except that the lands of Samuel Vial deceased lay to the N.E. and E. instead of land of John Bennett. The land of John Hutchinson was then "possessed " by Thomas Wait; 86 aeres lay N.W. of the road, with similar bounds, lands of Samuel Viall to the N.E. and N. All the abutters of 1752 are described as deceased.92 On the same day Slade conveyed to Henderson a farm in Needham.93 His wife's name was Hannah. Henderson sold his woodland, 13 acres, in 1793 to Nehemiah Oakes, Winslow
Sargeant, and George Shute.94 In 1772 Samuel Viall with his wife Mary mortgaged to Henderson (later released) 16 aeres 27 rods S.E. of the Country road, 23 acres N.W. of the road, and 8 acres of woodland; buildings were mentioned. He was de- seribed as of Lynn, tanner. The Lynn line bounded this land to the N.E., and he appears to have owned land across the boundary.95
When the direct tax of 1798 was assessed, Hannah Slade, widow of John Slade, was owner and occupant of the southwestern por- tion of Elisha Bennett's farm. The house covered 1368 feet, was of two stories, had 18 windows, and was "Verry Old." With a shed and chaise house (319 sq. ft., of one story), a corn barn (110 sq. ft., of one story), and a half acre of land, it was valued at $495; 137 acres of land with a barn 40 × 30 were appraised
at $2,235. This house, according to the site marked on a plan of the Slade 96 farm, stood on Park Ave., almost due east from the Franklin Park Railway Station. The farm of which Elisha Bennett died seized included apparently the land within the present limits of Revere north of the creek or Pines River, except the lands on Malden line already described. The line between the Slade and Vial farms, an irregular northwest line, passed near the point where the railroad crosses Salem Street.]
01 Suff. Deeds, L. 81, f. 27; L. 87, f. 93.
92 Ibid., L. 155, f. 71. 93 Ibid., L. 155, f. 75.
94 Ibid., L. 174, f. 212.
95 Ibid., L. 122, f. 78.
06 Ibid., L. 435, f.| 98.
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[ LAND OWNED BY MALDEN PEOPLE IN CHELSEA [1798]. (1)
Benja Blaney
6
Joseph Jenkins Heirs . 334
John Grover
312
James Kettles Heirs 412
Jonas Green
31% 'Jabez Lyndes
312
Barnard Green
16
Jona Lyndes Heirs
6
Saml Green . 31% Joseph Lynde
5
Thomas Hills
6 Joseph Lynde Jnr 61/2
Ezra Howard
10 Nathan Lynde
6
Nailer Hatch
29 John Nickels
31%
James Howards Heirs
10
Nehemiah Oakes 2
Amos Shutes Heirs
2
John Pratt 61/2
Silas Sergants Heirs
41%
Jacob Parker 7
Ezra Sergant
8 6
Thomas Sergant
3
Amos Upham
7
Phinehas Sprague
31%
Wm Upham
101%
Isaae Smiths Heirs 12
Thomas Waits Heirs .
31%
Cotton Sprague
11%
Daniel Waters
6
Winslow Sergant
24
Joseph Sergant
19
Wm Wait 81%
Ruth Wait .
11%
157
12014
12014
27714
The whole Tax in the town of Chelsey for 1797 amounts to . $1614- 00 The Poles & personal Estates payes of the above sum 321.37
Leaves for the Real Estate
$1292-63
Malden pays for the above sum
$60.64
Lynn pays for Do .
55.78
Reading & Stoneham pays Do
11-16
Eben! Pain 71/2
David Sergant
$127.58
1 The farmers of Malden from an early period held upland and salt- marsh in Chelsea. With the exception of Benj. Blaney, Barnard Green, Ezra Howard, Joseph and Winslow Sergant, the land listed here was salt- marsh. Many farmers in Chelsea, even in the seventeenth century, held wood-lots in Malden. The boundary between the towns passed through the Pratt, Collins, Wait, and Samuel Sergant farms. According to another list the following " Chelsea People " owned land in Malden estimated at 3421% acres: William Harris, Jonathan Fuller, James Stowers, Moses Collins, Daniel Pratt, Daniel Pratt, Jr., Samuel Pratt, Andrew Blaney, Caleb Pratt, Elizabeth Beleher, Samuel Floyd, James Tewkesbury, Joseph Green, Joshua Cheever, James Floyd, Jr., Increase Sumner ( with William Greenough and David Hyslop), William Boardman, Samuel Sergant, and John Tufts. These papers were prepared by Chelsea for use in the dispute over Chelsea Beach (supra, p. 129). They are in Mass. Archives, docu- ments filed with chap. 73 Acts of 1798. ]
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