Documentary history of Chelsea : including the Boston precincts of Winnisimmet, Rumney Marsh, and Pullen Point, 1624-1824, vol 2, Part 61

Author: Chamberlain, Mellen, 1821-1900; Watts, Jenny C. (Jenny Chamberlain); Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918; Massachusetts Historical Society
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Boston : Printed for the Massachusetts Historical Society
Number of Pages: 832


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12 Virginia Gazette, June 24, and Pennsylvania Journal, June 21. Moore's Diary of the American Revolution, i. 85, 86.


13 See p. 498, ante.


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GENERAL APPENDIX


Colonal was Determined to Do, as he had Done often times before. to Exeuse the town at that time, and Send for the more inen at another future time; for our Colonal had practised doing So, at other times in years past, for two Resons, first, when a Sufficant number of his men in Boston were Inclined to go at any time, he omitted Sending to Chelsea for any, & when the men in Boston were Disinclined to Go into the war at any time, he Sent to Chelsea for the more men to make up the past deficiency; secondly, at other times when men were Called for in the Summer Seson, when the Colonal knew that Chelsea men were Busey, & Could not be well Spared from their haying and harvesting, he would Excuse Chelsea from Sending any men, at that time, and Send for the more in the fall of the year, when our men Could be better Spared from their husbandtry Business; and we Concluded, that that was the Case, Last June; and it turned, in part, so; for as we have set forth in our petition he Sent for two drafts of Eight men, in the Latter part of the Summer Seson, and, in Last October, for Seven men more, to Go to Joyn ye Contenential army at hutson's River, or Claverick, for three months, which sd. Seven men. I am fully persuaded, was about Double our proportion of men; & Sd. men had a thousand dollers, Each, at that time, Given them by the town as a Bounty .- 6. yet, notwithstanding, as the hon'ble Court Did not know, but then we had Received the knoledge of our duty, as other places had, and the Court was pleged to Lay a fine of £1,800, on my town : which agreeable to order of Court, we have assessed, Collected, & I Conclude it is paid into the pub- lick treasury, in Jaunary, or february, Last, when money was of Same Value. & now, if we Should be Denied Drawing said fine ont of the State treasury, when it is of so Little Value, as it now is, appears Very strange and nucommon I would beg the favour of this hon'ble Court, to Let me know what my town has done, that we must be Singled out, alone, to Suffer, when we have, at all times. and on all occassions, Readily Complyed with all the orders of this honorable Court that we Received, and have never failed Sending any one man that we were Sent to for, from the Very begining of this war, as I can prove by a Certificate under our Colonal's hand. and that we always did it as early as any Company in his Rigu- ment. I have, from under the hands of the Commission officers & Selectmen, of Chelsea, that they never knew that any men were aportioned by ye Conrt for Chelsea to procure Last June: and sd. oficers appeared, Last Spring, before ye Court's Committee, and offered to make oath to the truth thereof. if sd. Comtt. Desired it. as we knew of no other way to prove Such a negative, that we did not know it. I have been Informed that one of the members of the


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


house, Last year, tell'd the Court, that he tell'd our Captains how many men Chelsea was to procure, which was a Very Great mistake, & the Same Gentleman tell'd me, Lately, that he Darst not make o'th to what he said in ye Court, Relative to our afair, but that he then, when he tell'd the Court so, Did Realy think So: - for he undoubtedly went to the place, where our Captain worked, but the Captain was then absent; and he tell'd the Captain's man, what he since thought he tell'd the Captain, & I believe he tell'd the Captain's man to tell the Captain ; but the Captain's man Declares that he Did not tell the Captain one word about it till after he heard that Chelsea was fined for not sending sd. men. Suppos a Captain Should, at this time, Draft a man to Serve as a Soldier in the present call for men, & the 14


[Evidently relating to the above speech ]


we, the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the town of Chelsea, Testify, and Say, that we never heard, or knew, that their was any men Call'd for nine months, from Chelsea, this year, untill we heard that, Last Spring, or Sumer, Chelsea was fined, for not Sending three men, for nine months' service in the war.


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TAXATION AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS


Census and Statistics


MISCELLANEOUS statistics, mainly from the Collections of the American Statistical Association, Vol. I.


To show the relative growth of Chelsea and Malden, adjacent towns of similar character, I have added to the statistics of the former, those of the latter town.


Census Ordered in 1763 and Finished in 1765


Houses.


Families.


Females, under 16.


Males, above 16.


Females, above 16.


Totals.


Chelsea


54


70


Males, under 16. 110 206


85 210


99 230


125


419


Malden


144


174


289


935


Census of Whites for 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1781


No. of Whites, No. of males, 16 and Strangers,


No. Polls in


No. Polls in


upwards, 1777


1777.


Valuation, 1778. Valuation, 1781.


Chelsea Malden


1776. 489 1,030


76


18


95


94


221


5


224


202


14 Chamberlain MSS., vol. vii. p. 93.


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GENERAL APPENDIX


Number of Negro Slaves, above 16, in 1754-5.


Chelsea, 35. Malden, Males, 16; Females, 5; total, 21.


Number of Negrocs in 1764-5


Chelsea, 43. Malden, 48.


Part of the Taxes assessed on Towns, from 1741 to 1751


1741. 1746.


Representatives. 1751.1


Province.


Chelsea


£26. 4.3


£143.14.3


£47.16.0 £IIG.3.0


Malden


£51.15.0


£189. 6.6


£46.16.0 £159.6.0


Proportion of Province Tax, 1742. Same, for 1761


Chelsea, £4. 7.2


Chelsea, £2.13. 7


Malden, £5.18.4


Malden, £3.11. 6


Province Taxes


1755.


1769. 1772.


1775.


Chelsea


£137.11.0


£ 80.7.6


£1.18.434 £ 99. 3.714


Malden


£189.12.0


£107.5.0 £3. 2.614 £161.10.334


Carriage Tax to Promote Manufactures


1753.


1754. 1755.


Chelsea Chaises, 1; Chairs, 4. Chairs, 1


Malden "


3; " 18. Chaises, 2; Chairs, 20. Chaises, 1; Chairs, 18


1756.


1757.


Chelsea


Malden Chaises, 1; Chairs, 17; Chaises, 1; Chairs, 14


Town Taxes at Several Periods


1781, Oct. 31. State Tax.2


Representatives' Pay.


1782.


Chelsea,


£847.10. 0


£10.16. 0


£2.16. 6


Malden, £852.10. 0


9.13. 9


£2.16.10


1 The Provinec tax of 1751 was £35,685, assessed to


Boston, £5,170. 8. 0


Chelsea, 116. 3. 0


Lynn, 281. 5. 0


Malden, 159. 6. 0


The Province tax for 1765, of about £52,400-19-15, assessed to


Boston, £5,646. 9. 2


Chelsea, 133.19. 2


Lynn, 397.18. 4


Malden, 178.15. 0


2 Tax for redemption of Bills in 1780, of £72,000, assessed to Boston, 3,960.


Chelsea, 170.


Lynn. 432.


Malden, 214.16


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


1786, March 23. Representatives' Pay. State Tax.


Chelsea,


£14.7.0


£629.7.6


Malden,


£43.15. 0 £762.10. 0


1791, March 5. Representatives' Pay.


State Tax.


Chelsea,


£55.15. 4


Malden,


£23.14. 0


£65.4.11


Taxes at Several Periods


1796.


State Tax.


Representatives' Pay.


Chelsea, (Dollars)


253.89


Malden,


307.64


. .


1810.


Chelsea,


210.66


Malden,


297.33


112.00


1820.


Chelsea,


161.33


Malden,


293.33


44.00


1830.


Chelsea,


129.75


Malden,


183.00


. .


Valuation, from 1790 to 1840


1790.


1800.


Chelsea,


Population. 472.


8,503.85


849.


Valuation. 9,279.36


Malden,


1,033.


7,486.81


1,059.


11,932.00


1810.


1820.


Population.


Valuation.


Population. 642.


Valuation.


Chelsea,


594.


9,714.58


17,169.93


Malden,


1,384.


15,858.34


1,731.


19,622.00


1830.


1840.


Population.


Valuation.


Polls.


Valuation.


Chelsea,


770.


244,261.25


603.


695,781.50


Malden,


2,030.


360,878.00


723.


586,136.15


Proportions of Tax of $75,000 in 1844


Chelsea,


180.75


Malden,


159.75


Proportionate Taxation


1801.


1811.


1821.


1831.


1840.


Chelsea,


1.58


1.08


1.73


1.18


2.71


Malden,


2.23


2.22


2.44


2.04


2.40.4


Valuation.


Population.


659


GENERAL APPENDIX


Plan of Town


1794, Aug. 18. Voted, the selectmen be a committee for meas- uring the town, and procuring a plan thereof, agreeably to the Resolve of the General Court.3


1800, April 17. Voted, that the selectmen be a committee, to employ a surveyor, and attend to the survey of the town, and that the survey be completed, by the 10th of June, next.4


1800, July 17. Voted to accept from the selectmen, the survey of the ratable land of the town, as surveyed by Mr. Peter 'Tufts, jur., and to allow the following account of the costs thereof.


Selectmen's Account, $85.75


Mr. Tufts' do., 80.00


Extra, do., say, 8.00


$173.755


June 18, 1801. Voted, not to have a plan of the town made by Mr. Tufts, at the town's expense."


1814, Sept. 21. Voted, that the Selectmen inquire of Peter Tufts, jr., the expense of the plan of the town, and report at the next Nov. meeting. [I find no report. ]7


Extracts from William Watts's Account Book, 1780-1788


1780.


June, the 6th. Mr. James Stowers to Willm. Watts, Dr.


To one Day's work on the Mills, 18- 0- 0


The 17.


To one Day, hoing Corn, 18- 0- 0


The 24.


To half Day, moing, 9- 0- 0


To Setting eight Barrel hoops, 7- 4- 0


to two days, Racking of hay, 36- 0- 0


to one goose, waite 6 lb/2, at 36 pr. pound, 11-14- 0


1781.


July,


Eben'zer Watts to Wm. Watts.


the 14. to two Piggs, at /10. pr. l'igg,


1- 0- 0


t~ half Bushell of Ry,


0- 2- 6


to 1% Bushell of Pertaters,


0- 1- 0


half Bushell of Inden meail, 0- 2- 0


to half Bushell of weat, 0- 6- 6


1782. Jonathan Hawks, Dr. to one Day, mending of fences, 0- 6- 0


to one Day, my son & Teame,


..


S


4


June.


Joseph Cheever, my hors to Readen, to marvelhead,


6


to one Bushell of corn, 0- 3 0


to Ciling two hoggs,


1- 4


3 Town Ree., ii. 139.


5 Ibid., 168.


" Ibid., iii. 29. 4 Ibid., 166.


" Ibid., 177.


3


to one Day, with my hors,


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


1783. to one Day, seruing hay, two hands, 0- 6- 0


to half cord of white pine wood, 0- 6- 0


to one Load of Salt Hay, 2- 8- 0


July, the 3rd, Aug. 12.


to my hors to Lyn, 0- 3- 0


to 12 Bushell of Ry,


0- 4- 0


to one Bushell of Ry,


0- 6- 0


Octobr. the 29th, to five Bushells of Inden Corn,


to one Bushell of Flax Sead,


0- 4- 0 12- 0


1784.


For one Bushell & half of Corn,


0- 4- 0


to half eord of Walnut Wood,


0- 6- 0


0- 0- 8


1786. to one Day's moing,


had of Mr. Cheever, one Pound of Butter,


0- 0- 9


one quart of rum,


0- 0- 6


3 Points Rum,


0- 0-10


66


half Bushell ounyons,


0- 1- 6


four Bushells of Pe- tetors, 0- 6- 0


to Cilling Four hoggs,


0- 1- 6


1787.


July. to one Day, Reeping of Rey, 0- 2- 8


Augus. had of Mr. Cheever, one pound of Butter, 0- 0- 7


= 1/2 bushel of Rey, 0- 4- 0


1788.


June 17.


To one Day, hoing eorn, 0- 2- 0


had of Mr. Cheever, one Point of Rum, 0- 0- 31/2


Memoranda for Continuation of the History


Note. These are mainly gathered from the Town Records.


1800, Mareh 5. Raised a committee, to inquire as to the utility, and probable suecess, of the petition to the Gen. Court, of setting off that part of Chelsea, between Lynn and Malden.8


1804, April 2. Voted, that fowls should not be set up to be shot at, within sixty rods of any public roads, under the penalty of ten dollars, for each offenee.º


1807, July 31. Voted, as a consideration, the sum of fifteen dollars, to each person, who may voluntarily enlist as a minute man.10


1808, Nov. 7. Voted to sell the Town's Guns, at publie sale, im- mediately after the meeting.11 « " Voted, that no person shall take from the highway, sand, gravel, or loom ; or earry anything therein, but by consent of the surveyor.12


1809, May 8. To purchase a horse for the town, at $60.13


8 Town Ree., ii. 200.


10 Ibid., 226. 12 Ibid.


º Ibid., 201.


11 Ibid., 236.


13 Ibid., 241.


0-17- 6


to two Days, 512 work, with myself & oxen,


had of Mr. Cheever, one pound of butter,


0- 3- 0


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GENERAL APPENDIX


1811, April 1. To build a house for better securing Powder, Balls, &c., of the Town.14


1811, May 13. Let the care of the meeting-house to Mr. Gay, for one year, for $6.15


1812, June 2. Voted, That, the men drafted from Capt. Zachh. Hall's Company, if called into actual service, shall be made up, including their government pay, fifteen dollars, pr. month.16


Voted, that after two days of military service, to be pay[ed], $1.25, pr. day, if called for further duty.17


1815, April 3. Voted, that the town would give John Green, Aaron Hall, Bill Burnell, Henry Tewksbury, Isaac Pratt, Oliver Waite, Richard Brackett, John Tufts, jr., Thomas Tewksbury, John Floyd, Abijah Floyd, Henry Cheever, Thomas Floyd, five Dollars, per month, in addition to what time, they have served, and to be payed by Collector by an order, from the Seleetmen, after the first of December, next.18


1815, May 1. Voted, not to take possession of the estate, lately occupied by William Oliver.19


1818, May 4. Voted, not to buy ploughs for the Town's usc.20


1821, May 7. Voted, the selectmen, a committee to examine what way the nine hundred Dollars was expended in the law suit against the Town of Chelsea and Mill force.21


1822, Jan. 21. Should Chelsea be set off from Suffolk ? 22 1822. Boston desired to be a county by itself.23


1824. Vessel.2+ Town's Landing.25


Items of Town Expenses, settled in 1804:


School orders,


$339.37


Meeting-house repairs., 58.68


Support of the poor, 272.87


Repairs of Bridges, 13.87


For lawyer's opinions, as to


the right to tax Quakers, 3.00 28


14 Town Rec., ii. 252, 253. 10 Town Ree., iii. 9. 15 Ibid., 35.


15 Ibid., 255.


17 /bid. 19 /bid .. 37.


20 Ibid., 73. 1827, April 12. Voted to purchase two ploughs for the use of highways; and not to be let for private use. - Ibid., 176. 21 Ibid., 105. 23 Ibid., 108, 109, and 111. 25 Ibid.


22 Ibid., 109 et seq. 20 Ibid., ii. 203.


24 Ibid., 144.


The following referenees to pages in the Town Records, may be of value on the subjeets mentioned, and space is given them here.


Schools (II.), 123, 229, 239, 240; School Houses ( II.), 192, 199, 211. 213 (III.), 35, 44, 59; Woman teachers (111.), 16; Dr. Payson (11.), 102. 159, 171, 173, 228; Town Officers ( HIT.), 56; Poor House (HI.), 100. 103, 104, 110, 119, 123 (1790), 124, 126, 128, 129, 133, 136, 150, 229, 233.


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ILISTORY OF CHELSEA


1825, April 4. Voted to lease the landing-place, near Chelsea Bridge, 27 to John Peirce and Timothy Green, for one year, for three dollars and fifty cents.28


Mass. Spee. Laws, 1821, Ch. 109, Vol. V., p. 500. Sect. 1. Chelsea to be a part of Suffolk county for the administration of justice, except not liable to taxation for any county purpose, until the Legislature shall otherwise order ; and excepting also, as herein provided, concerning the jurisdiction of justices of the peace.


The Court of Common Pleas to have jurisdiction in all matters and things in relation to the town of Chelsea, or the inhabitants thereof, now cognizable by the Court of Sessions in the County of Suffolk, before the passing of this act, Feb. 23, 1822.


1831, Spec. Laws, Vol. VII., Ch. 63, Sec. 1, p. 146. Chelsea to assign to Boston, by good deeds, all right, title, and interest in real estate and personal estate, belonging to the County of Suffolk, and the exclusive use of all county buildings.


1826. Chelsea authorized the United States to purchase a site for the Marine Hospital.29


1828. Ceded land to United States for a Naval Hospital.30


Neither the Payson, nor the Tuckerman house, is still standing.31


John Fenno, Agent of the Winnisimmet Co., from 183-, to 1852, died Aug. 3, 1860, aged 68.32


27 Chelsea Bridge. "This Bridge was built across the Mistic river in 1803, about a mile below Malden bridge. It is longer, but of the same width; has two draws, and is accommodated with lamps. It cost 53,000 dollars, which is held in 2,400 shares; half of which are the property of the Malden Bridge Corporation. It reverts to the Commonwealth in 70 years. The President is Hon. Nathan Dane, of Beverly." - JOSIAH BART- LETT, M.D., 2 Mass. Hist. Coll., ii. 171 n. Chelsea Bridge, which was chartered March 6, 1802, was ready for travel in 1808.


28 Town Rec., iii. 158.


29 Special Laws, vi. 464.


20 Ibid., 629. Hill vs. Boston, 122 Mass. Reports, 349.


31 Dr. Tuckerman's house, no longer standing, was on the site built upon by Wm. H. Shurtleff, about Oct. 1899, and now occupied.


32 For census of 1800, see John A. Fenno's gift to Mass. Hist. Soc., Feb. Meeting, 1880. - Proceedings, xvii. 328.


The famous Gerrymander of 1812, included Chelsea.


663


GENERAL APPENDIX


FACTS RELATING TO FAMILIES AND PROBATE MATTERS Noles from the Chelsea Town Records Publishments and Marriages [Note: the year begins Jan. Ist, until otherwise noticed.]


Publishments


1741, May 21. Nathal. Oliver, Jr., and Merey Wendell, of Boston. Marelı 18. Capt. JJohn Sale and Iluldalı Belknap, of Boston.


1744, Jan. 24. Salam, slave of John Heard, of Boston, and Bath- sheba, slave to Capt. Watts, Esqr.


1748, Oct. 31. Primus, servant of David Green, of Reading, to Su- sannah, servant to Mrs. Abigail Tuttle, of Chelsea. Feby. 4. Simo[n] and Catharina, servants to Capt. John Sale, of Chelsea.


1749, Nov. 1.


Caesar, servant to Capt. John Sale, and Phillis, servant to Edward Tuttle, of Chelsea.


" 29.


Jupiter Hollon, free negro, and l'hillis, Servt. to the honl. Capt. Samuel Watts, Esqr., both of Chelsea. Adam, servt. to Stephen Tufts, of Malden, and Pris- cilla, servt. to Sammuel Floyd, of Chelsea.


1752, Oct. 9. Mr. Saml. Sprague, of Malden, and Rachel Floyd, of Chelsea.


1755, May 12.


Charles, servant of Hon. Saml. Watts, and Charity, servant of Nathl. Oliver, of Chelsea.


Fortune and Hagar, servants of JJonathan Bill.


1756, Jan. 20. April 10.


The honble. Samuel Watts, Esqr., and Mrs. Sarah Oxnard, of Boston.


1762, April 4. Peter, a servant to Mrs. Abigail Hawks, and Jane, a servant to Mrs. Rebecca Pratt, both of Chelsea.


1770, Nov. 11. Fortune, a servant to Nathan Sargent, of Malden, and Violet, a servant to William Oliver, of Chelsea.


1779, Mar. 26. Caesar, servt. to Capt. Saml. Sprague, and Philis, a servt. to Lient. Jonathan Williams, both of Chelsea.


Nov. 13.


Isaae Watts, of Chelsea, and Rachel Pratt, of ·Malden.


Notes from the Boston Town Records


Anno. Die. Mens.


Floyd, Tabbatha, Daughter to Saml. & Joanna, was born


1729


4 1


Samuel,


son


1733


6 12


Noah,


1735


26 6


Joseph,


1737


27 1


Rachel,


dau.


1739


30 10


Nathaniel


son


1741


11 4 .


David,


1742


20 11 ?


Joanna,


1731


6 12


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


Anno. Die. Mens.


John, son to John and Sarah Floyd, Jr. 1741 7 9


Mary,


dau. to Hugh and Mary Floyd, was born


1730


5


3


Elener,


"


1731


27


8


Hugh,


son


"


1732


2


2


Peter,


1734


6


6


Hannah,


dau.


1735


27


12


Susannah,


"


66


1737


26


11


William,


son


1739


27


6


Stephen,


1741


17


1 ?


Andrew,


1743


17


1 ?


Nathan,


son to Saml. and Joanna Floyd, b.


1744


16


1


Benjamin,


1746


3


5


Hannah,


dau.


to


1758


30


3


Hugh,


son to Hugh and Rachel, dau.


1760


23


4


Rachel,


1762


25 . 7


Peter,


son to Peter and Mary Floyd,


b. 1764


19


9


Hannah,


dau. to James and Hannah,


1758


30


3


John,


son to


¥


1760


9


3


Jacob,


66


1764


22


6


Charlotte,


dau.


1766


6


5


David,


son to Hugh and Rachel


1767


7


G


Goldthwait, Henry, son to Thomas and Catherine, b. 1759 29


(NOTE. - The 5 in the date above may be a 3; but I think 5 is more likely the true date.)


Children of Ebenezer and Ann Hough (d. of hon. Sam. Watts.) Samuel Watts, son of Eben. and Ann, b.


1754 9


5


Ebenezer,


1756


29


1


John,


1757 20


11 ?


Ann,


dau.


1760 3 31


Elizabeth,


" 1767 1


5


Benjamin,


son


66


1767 1


5


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5


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GENERAL APPENDIX


Children of Benjamin and Elizabeth Kont, dau. of Sam. Watts, married Nov. 6, 1740. The Chelsea Records do not give these, as they lived in- Bos- ton. The relation of Benjamin to Stephen, of Chelsea, I do not know.


The Oliver Family


Anno. Die. Mens.


Martha,


dau. of Nathl. Oliver, Jr., and Merey, b. 1742


1741


19


0


William,


William and Rebecca,


1744


10 ?


Nathl.,


1746


27


7


Rebecca, dan.


1748


11


=


Nathl. Oliver, ter., died


1750


11


4


Nathl.,


son of William and Rebecca,


b.


1751


23


2


Ann Townsend, dau.


66


1753


3


6


Sarah,


1757


17


4


Merey,


wife of Nathaniel, died,


1760


29


2


Hepzibah,


dau. of William and Rebeeea, b.


1759


14


7


Jolın Sale,


son


1763


Il


4


The Pratt Family


Caleb, son to Samuel and Rebecca Pratt, was b.


1738


16


0


Thomas


son to Thomas and Mary, "


1722


9


3


Daniel,


1724


17


02


Benjamin,


1725


20


5


John,


1727


26


3


Edward,


1728


22


10


Mary,


dau.


1736


30


3


Joseph,


son


1737


26


8


Abigail,


dan. to Samuel and Rebecca "


1747


9


9


Thomas Pratt,


son to Ebenezer and Mary, "


1753


3


10 ?


Samuel Pratt,


b. 1704 5 1 d.


1754


15


5


Ebenezer,


son to Ebenezer and Mary,


1755


21


9


Samuel,


¥ Samuel and Elizabeth, b. 1753 25 Il. d. 1753 10 3


(As entered; but some mistake. )


Samuel Pratt, son to Samuel, Jr., and Elizabeth,


b. 1754 13


2


Anne Pratt,


dau. of Daniel and Mary,


1753


26


1


Mary Pratt, " of Benjamin and Mary,


1752


20 9


Elizabeth Pratt,


of John and Susanna,


1754


26


6


Mary Pratt,


of Daniel and Mary,


1755


20


9


Elizabeth Pratt, " of Samuel and Elizabeth,


1756 22


3


Thomas Pratt, son to John and Susanna, [ Date worn away. ]


John Pratt, son of Ebenezer and Mary, was h.


1756


15 9


Joseph Pratt, " of Joseph and Elizabeth, was b.


1757


20


Saml. Hutton Pratt, son of Ebenezer and Mary, "


1759


13


Susanna Pratt, dan. of John and Susanna, died


1758


9


10


Sarah Pratt, dau. of Daniel and Mary, was b.


1758


25


Susanna Pratt, dan. of Jolm and Susanna,


1759


1


Daniel Pratt, son to Daniel & Mary,


1760


28


8


John Pratt,


John and Susanna,


1761


15


?


18


?


Nath.,


son


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


Anno. Die. Mens.


Caleb Pratt, Caleb and Mary, 66


1763 1


?


Joanna Pratt, dau. of John and Susanna,


1764 31 ?


[Other Pratts are given from 1797.]


Children of Rev. Phillips and Elizabeth Payson


Ann,


born


1759


3


?


Phillips,


1760


8


?


Elizabeth,


1762


1 ?


Samuel,


1764


27


?


The Sale Family


Anna,


dau. of John and Sarah,


b. 1753


30


10


John,


son


1757


3


8


Townsend Penn,


66


1760


10


4


Ephraim,


66


1762


19


3


Mary,


66


1763


3


11


Sarah,


dau. of


1766


22


3


Rebecca,


1769


4


3


.


Rachel Sprague, dau. of Samuel and Rachel,


1756


19 9


Samuel, son


died


1768


4


9


Memoranda from the Probate Records


1. Benjamin Floyd, mariner, son of John, who took out admin- istration, Nov. 16, 1697. Vol. XI., 366.


2. Capt. John Floyd died in 1701. Admn. to Sarah, his widow, and Hugh, his eldest son, May 22, 1701. Vol. XIV., 341.


His account, May 25, 1719, (XXI., 399) gives, “attending court (Supr.) upon a review between Elisha Cooke & others." " Attending upon Court with a petition."


3. John Floyd (son of John) Will proved to his son John, Feb. 24, 1723/4. Vol. XXIII., 122-3.


Gives to Rachel, his wife, improvement of two rooms in the west end of his house, other provisions, and negro boy Jack, to wait on her. To his son John, his house and lands. To his daughter Rachel Pratt, £100, and negro man Caesar. To his daughter Abigail Tuttle, £100, and negro woman Sarah. To his daughter Joanna Floyd, £70. To his grandsons James and John Nicolls,


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GENERAL APPENDIX


£50 cach. To Church of Christ at R. M., £10, in money, or Prov- ince bills, to be paid within one year; John, his exr., Sept. 27, 1733.


4. Hugh Floyd. Probate to his sons Samuel and Hugh, Dec. 21, 1730. Vol. XXVIII., 342. His will gives to his wife, Eleanor, £25, per annum. To his daughter Sarah Layth, £155. To his daughter Eleanor Lath, £165. To the children of his daughter (deceased) Joanna Tuttle, £155. To his son Samuel. To his son Benjamin. To his son Hugh. To Church at R.M., £10, within 4 years. Negro man, Richard, to be made a freeman, after serving his three sons, each, one year.


5. Sarah Floyd, widow, admx. of your late mother, to John Floyd, Dee. 24, 1716. Vol. XIX., 234. Personalty, £19.19.6. Vol. XIX., 341. June 24, 1717. Personalty, £25.9.6. June 13, 1720. Vol. XXI., 745.


6. Sarah Floyd; son Richard; To my daughter Sarah Tru- man; to my son Richard, all my lands, &c., March 16, 1768. Vol. LXVI., 403.


7. John Floyd, Will. To my sou James, all my estate, real and personal, except as much as is necessary to pay legacies. To my son Jacob. To my daughter, Rachel, wife of Samuel Sprague. To my daughter Sarah, wife of Dea. Sale. To my grandchildren, children of my son, John Floyd deceased. To my wife Hannah. Dated April 26, 1773. A John Floyd died Nov. 4, 1775, aged 89.


8. 1719, Jan. 25. Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan Sprague, Jr., of Malden, admitted to the Church of R. M.


9. 1719, May 24. Hannah, child of same, bapt'd. Sept. 20, Jonathan, child of same, bapt'd.


10. Lydia Sprague, died Aug. 16, 1777, æ. 69.


11. Capt. Sam. Sprague, died Apr. 17, 1783, ac. 71. - Apl. 15. ac. 70.


12. - Sprague, died June 23, 1786, ac. 73.


13. Capt. Samuel Sprague was, probably, of Malden, as he is so described in a deed to him, from Samuel Wait, Oct. 9, 1752; but was of Chelsea, March 11, 1761. Ib. L. 95, f. 250. Married 1732. ?


14. Sam., son of Sam. and Martha, died Sept. 4, 1768, ac. 23.


His Estates


1. David Jenkins to Daniel Tuttle. £168. Q. C. 321% acres. E., on Edward Tuttle, 71 rods, then, runs southeasterly on said Tuttle, 441/2 rods ; then northerly along the W. boundary of Tudor and Green, 2934 rods; theu E., on said Green, 53 rods; then S.,


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HISTORY OF CHELSEA


on Green, 153/4; then E., again, by Green, 2 rods; then N.E., by Samuel Floyd, 281/2, - &e., &e., by long deseription. March 10, 1761. L. 95, f. 250.


2. Daniel Tuttle to Samuel Sprague. £213.6.8. Same, March 11, 1761. L. 95, f. 250.


Azor Orne to Sam. Sprague, £433. 6. 8. About 30 aeres. Near the Tuttle land above. April 13, 1782. L. 136, f. 55.


Jonathan Williams, to Same. £26.13.4. All my right - 1/4 in Grist Mill. August 21, 1781. L. 135, f. 99.


James Stowers' Estate


1. Sam. Clark to James Stowers. £600, L.M., and 50 Spanish milled dollars. All my interest, - that is, 1/2 of the Grist Mill. May 27, 1780. L. 135, f. 98.




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