Early inhabitants of Ipswich, Mass. 1633-1700, Part 5

Author: Hammatt, Abraham, 1780?-1854. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Ipswich, Mass. : Antiquarian Papers Press
Number of Pages: 288


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Ruth, his wife, died June 22, 1700.


Nathaniel 2, son of Edward 1, had a wife named Mary Wilborn, m. Dee. 1674, by whom he had a daughter Hannah, born February 8, 1691-2, and other children who died young. In June, 1696, he mar- ried Ruth Davis.


John, married Rebecca Smith, Sept. 30, 1675 ; had John born July 7. 1676 ; joined the church, being one of the "young generation," the same day with Samuel, Jan. 25. 1678.


Samuel had a seat in the meeting house 1700. He married Phoebe Bolton, Nov. 20, 1701.


Samuel, Joseph. Jolin, Mary, and Dorothy, had seats assigned to them. Feb. 23, 1702-3.


William, and Elizabeth Smith, married March 30, 1682 ; had .


William, May 30, 1682.


Elizabeth, born Nov. 20, 1684,


Ann. born Jan. 19, 1690, .


Samuel and John were commoners, 1707.


CHIASE, Aquilla, was born JJuly 15, 1688 ; he married Mary Smith -- their intention of marriage was published at Ipswich, May 31, 1712, he died March 17, 1713-11, aged 26, (epitaph 44.) He was the 4th


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child of Thomas, who was born July 25. 1654 ; and married Rebeers Follansbee, November 22. 1677. Thomas was the fourth child of Aquilla, who settled in Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1636, and ma !- ried Ann Wheeler, daughter of John Wheeler, of Hampton. and died at Newbury, Aug. 29, 1670. (Hist. and Gen. Reg. vol 1, p. 69.)


CHOATE, John, whose name is spelt Chote, subscribes to Denis- on's allowance, 1618, and was a voter in town affairs, 1679 : he died Dec. 4, 1695 ; his wife Ann, died Feb. 16, 1727, being more than 99 years of age. She joined the church in "full communion," Dec. 1673. Their children were :


John, born June, 1661, the eldest son, Thomas, Samuel,


Benjamin, grad. H. C. 1603. minister at Kingston, N. II.


Joseph, a minor of 17 yrs, at his father's death.


Mary, born Ang. 16, 1666.


*John 2, son of John 1, born June 15, 1661, was a Deacon of the church at Chebacco. He married July 7, 1681, Elisabeth Graves ; May 19, 1690, the widow Elisabeth Giddings; July 20, 1723. the widow Sarah Perkins ; March 12, 1729, the widow Prudence Marshall. Sarah died Nov. 17, 1728; and Prudence. Dec. 9. 1732. He died , July 11, 1733, aged 73 years. He had by his first wife :


John, born May 28, 1685 ; by his second wife :


Robert, born April 27, 1691. Ebenezer, born Jan. 23. 1694, Samuel.


In 1718-19, Feb. 13, he conveys to his son Robert, "in considera- tion of ye natural love and affection," half of his 'housings and land." in possession of his " Mother Choate which was deeded to him by his brother Thomas Choate."


Robert 3, son of John 2, born April 27, 1691, married January 7, 1715, Eunice Perkins, daughter of Jacob Perkins, who died Nov. 23. 1755. Their children were :


Ebenezer, born Nov. 3, 1619.


... 1696-7, March 15. John Chote enters cossion to ve Honoured Judg of probate of wills that whereas I having matters of waight to offer that my fathers Will may not be approbated while I have oppos- tunity to alleadg against it as witness my hand. Jons Choir."


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Elizabeth, born Sept. 29, 1726, married Michael Farley, Nehemiah, born Dec. 6, 1730, and three others who died young.


He married for a second wife, Mary Knowlton, widow of Isaac Knowlton. Previous to marriage, July 1, 1758, he purchased of her a dwelling house which wat left to her by her former husband. This houses is yet standing, the next building south of the Town House. He bequeathed it to his daughter Elizabeth Farley, and it remained her property until her death, 1795.


Ile died Sept. 26, 1763 ; by his will dared June 1, 1761, he bequeaths to his wife Mary, all the property which he received with her, and . the house and garden, &c., which he purchased of her, during her life ; to his son Ebenezer, who married Elizabeth Brown, March 28, 1750, homestead, &c. ; to his son Nehemiah, house and land at Wade's is- land; to his danghter Elizabeth, wife of Michael Farley, £65 "lawful money," also the house and homestead where I now live in town, af- ter wife's decease. Also "a riding horse and household goods which I have not given to my wife."


Thomas 2 son of John 1, with Mary his wife had :


Anne born May 22, 1691,


Thomas, born June 9, 1693,.


Mary, born March 18, 1695,


Jolin, born July 25, 1697, Abigail, born Oct. 20, 1699,


Francis, born Sept. 13, 1701,


Rachel, born Nov. 8, 1703. Ebenezer, born March 10, 1706, Sarah, July 24, 1708.


$ " July 1, 1759, Mary Knowlton sells to Robert Choate in con'n of £50, a dwelling house and a small quantity of land about it, being the homestead late of my husband. Isaac Knowlton of Ipswich, deceased, bounded westerly by street or county road leading to the town Bridge, -northeasterly and northerly on land of Thomas Lord till it comes to land of Doct. Manning south easterly on said Manning till it comes to land of Henry Wise, southerly on said Wise till it comes to bounds first mentioned."


This house, in which Gen. Michael Farley at one time resided. was sold to Aaron Wallis, who, in 1820, sold it to Amos Jones, black- smith. Amos JJones resided in it till his death, 1846. Ilis widow, Elisabeth ( Smith) Jones, sokl it. and in 1862 it was taken down. It was probably built by Samuel Younglove in 1635. A sketch of this house is in possession of the Printer.


Capt. Thomas Choate married Mary Calef, widow, Sept. 24, 1731.


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John 3, son of Thomas 2, born July 25, 1697, died Dec. 17, 1765, (epitaph 41,) his wife, Miriam, married March 3, 1717 at Gloucester. died March 1, 1769, aged 74 years, (epitaph 42.) He was a represen- tative at the General Court fifteen years, between 1731 and 1760: he was colonel of a regiment and judge of probate many years. They had several children, all of whom died before their parents.


Thomas 3, son of Thomas 2, and Elisabeth his wife had :


Josiah, born Sept. 16, 1715,


Jeremiah, July 16, 1725, m. Eunice Giddings, Jan. 24, 1751.


Stephen, born Nov. 1727,


Mary, born June 20, 1731,


Abigail, born July 18, 1734.


Francis 3, son of Thomas 2, with Hannah ( Perkins, ) his wife, mar- ried April 13, 1727. had :


Francis, born Feb. 27, 1727-8,


William, born Sept. 5, 1730,


Abraham, born March 24, 1731.


Isaac, Jan. 3, 1733-4.


Samuel 2, son of John 1, married Mary Williams of Roxbury, Nov 23, 1688, and had :


Mary, born Dec. 31, 1690, Samuel, born Jan. 10, 1691.


Samuel 3, son of Samuel 2, with his wife Mary, had :


Mary, baptized Sept 3, 1721,


Ann, bap July 9, 1727.


Samnel married the widow Damaras Groton of Chebacco, March 1. 1728.


Daniel was published with Mary Adams Dec. 13, 1727, and Daniel son of Daniel and Mary, was born Jan. 19, 1728.


1747. June 28, died Daniel Choate, (felo de se.)


Ebenezer 3. son of John 2. in his will dated Dec. 15, 1718, be- queaths thus : " To my dear and well beloved Mrs. Mary Cogswell, daughter of Capt. Jonathan Cogswell of Ipswich, deceased, £30 .- €15 of which to purchase mourning." He mentions brothers Robert and Benjamin ; sisters Jane Wicom, Dorothy Brown, mother Elen'r. broth- er-in-law Parker Dodge, who had a son Parker. Mary Cogsweil makes her X mark to a receipt.


Benjamin 2. son of John 1, Feb. 9, 1702-3, in consideration of be- ing brought up at College renounces all claim to his father JJohn's estate.


Sammel 2. son of John 1. died abont 1713 ; his estate was divided March 30, 1713. thus : To his widow Mary, one third, £33. 0. 1; to


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Samuel two shares, €11, 18. 5 : to Sarah. Mary,' Stephen. William, Elizabeth, Margaret. John, E7. 6. 9. each.


1715. Sept. 16. Sammel Story married the widow Mary Choate.


John Burnham married Sarah Choate, daughter of John 1. April 18, 1693.


and Nathaniel Roadhun." certain Lands. dr.


.. Benjamin Choat of Kingston in ye provence of Newhampshire. clerk," conveys .. House and about four acres of land in which my mother Anne Choate lives." "to Thomas Choat." ;


.. 1727. February 2. Thomas Choate in consideration of love and good will and respect I have toward my loving cousin Robert Choate of Chebacco. - give commonage that belonged to my father Mr. Jolin Choate. sen'r. of Ip-wich."


Feb. 13. 1718-19. John Choate convers to his son Robert. &c.


1734, Dec. 9. David Preston and wife Elisabeth. of Windham. Connectiont. received of Robert Choate f20 legacy from John Choate, father of Robert. to his grand daughter Elisabeth Preston. only child of his daughter Ann Martin decca-ed.


May 16, 171, Robert Choate and Saund Choate in possession of land formerly belonging to our grandfather. Mr. John Choate. sen'r.


CIALLIS, Philip. was possessed of a house lot, 1697, in the south side of the river. having on the east a highway leading to the river, on the south west a houselot granted to Robert Hayes. He removed to Salisbury. 1640. where he was commoner. 1650.


CHUTE. Lionel, school master. His will is dated Ith 7th mo. 1616. and proved November 7, 1615. He left a wife Rose, and a son -James.


James, is appointed administrator of his father. James, estate. An- gust 16. 1691. consisting of one half homstead, 6 acres marsh, 6 acres pasture lan 1. cash, and o silver spoons E3. total $70.


James and Mary Wood. married Nov. 10, 1678, had


Mary, born Feb. 16. 1671. Elisabeth. June 22. 1476.


Aun. born Det. 19. 1673. Lionel, born April 15. 1650. James. horn June 15, 1656, Thomas. both .jan. 80. 16.10.


Lionel was a commoner, 1611, and James 161s.


Mr. Chute was selectman Hat, commoner 1604. and This.


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CHEEVER, Ezekiel, the first master of the grammar school from 1650 to 1660, when he removed to Boston. He had born in Ipswich,


Nathaniel, born June 23, 1657,


Thomas, born Aug. 23, 1658, Nathaniel, died July 12, 1657.


He owned a piece of land on which he built a barn and planted an orchard, which on bis removal was purchased by the Feoffees and added to the grammar school property. It was probably that part of the lot on which some old apple trees are yet standing. The noncu- pative will of the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, taken July 3, 1655, appears to be in his handwriting, and is a very neat specimen of the chirogra- phy of the age. The following is from Farmer's Register : " The cel- ebrated Schoolmaster of whom an early poet says,-


" Tis Corbet's pains and Chever's we must own, That thou New England art not Scythia grown,"


was born in London 25 Jan. 1615, came to N. E. 1637, and settled at New Haven, removed to Ipswich Dec. 1650, to Charlestown Nov. 1660, to Boston. 6 Jan. 1670. where he died 21 August, 1708, & 93."


Mr. Samuel joined the church in full communion, Jan. 25, 1673.


COBBETT, Thomas, was born at Newbury, England ; was a stu- dent at Oxford ; arrived in New England. June 26, 1637, settled first at Lynn, and afterward, in 1656, at Ipswich, of which place he con- tinned to be the minister, until his death, Nov. 5, 1685. In his will proved Nov. 23, 1685. he describes himself as being "nigh 73 years of age." He mentions his "wife Elizabeth, with whom at our marriag I had a considerable portion." " My dwelling house in Ipswich, con- firmed lately to be my own by Mr. William Norton, impowered there- to by his Brother. Mr. John Norton his will."


This house is yet standing, a little eastward from the Methodist meeting house .;


August 11. 1696. " John Cobbett of Ipswich. Gentleman. sells to Francis Wainwright in consideration of seventy pounds, a house lot and traet of land containing three acres, more or less, bounded by land of John Baker, north-north-east : by said Baker, east ; and south east by highway ; on the south-south west by said Wainwright ; and by Mr. Robert Payne, west and north west : with ve house upon said'


Mr. Hammatt refers to the First methodist meeting house, since removed.


Rev. Thomas Cobbett's House, East street. Drawn by A. W. Dowe, 1880.


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land." Signed John Cobbitt and Elizabeth his wife. Mr. Cobbett mentions in his will his son Belcher. and sons Samuel, freeman Mch 11, 1673 4, Jolm and Thomas.


1661, Feb. 18, granted to Mr. Thomas Cobbitt twelve acres of land either at Mr. Paines paster or by the river beyond Goodman Harough his house wch he shall think meat.


Mr. John and Elizabeth had a son Thomas born Feb. 10, 1685.


Mrs. Elisabeth. widow of the Rev. Thomas, died August 5, 1686, at night.


1674, Mch 31. Mr. Jo : Rogers, Mr. Sam'l Cobbett, Robert Kins- man, Tho : Clearke, Daniell Hovey, Abra : Fitt, Joseph Goodhue, Joseph Whipple, Phile : Dane, James Day, being admittedto the freed of this Colony took the freeman's eath.


1673, Feb. 22, Mr. Samuel joined the church in full communion.


From Rev. Thomas Cobbet's Will :- ". As to that sorry dust heap in itself, I mean my body, I leave that to the care of iny within named executors to be decently buried close by deceased children here in the burying place at Ipswich. then to return again to its dust out of which it was originally taken. being through grace firmly parswaded from in- fallible of God's holy Word, and having thence a living hope that our Lord Jesus Christ at the last day will by his almighty power, and by virtue of his own blessed resurrection, assuredly raise it up again, and re-unite it to my soul again, so that both shall live as in the most de- sired blissfull communion and fellowship and fruition of the most pre- tious face, favour. and presence of the blessed father, son and holy ghost, so in the sweet company and fellowship of all the glorious an- gels and glorified saints forever and ever, Amen.


" First, as it hath been much and often in my heart, so now I ac- tually will and bequeath to my dear wife Elizabeth Cobbet, with whom at our marriage I had a considerable portion-so much of my estate for her life time as in an ordinary way by God's blessing there- upon may put her in a capacity of comfortable maintaining herself and a maid servant to keep her without depending upon any of her children, and to be enabled rather to lend them help if need require, and to give to her grand children what she may see meet, or to other pions, charitable uses.


.. The particulars. &c ..


" My dwelling house at Ipswich, &c ..


". The money and plate that I have left : also household stuff, and goods whatsoever.


" All my study books which are yet not so many as other ministers which live where they contribut money are enabled to get, five only


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: excepted, given to Samuel Thomas and John Cobbet-also, all the corn and malt which hath been paid in for my use, either at Capt. Ap- pletons or Capt. Whipples malt house." &e.


" Also what debts are due to us as from John Dutch forty shilling .. from my sonne Belcher for what he oweth us for stockings and shoe, for Samuel and for the one half of his diet since his mother died. br- ing willing to bear the other half of his diet for that while, as I toll him, besides what we wholly bear for four or five years formerly, and it being now about a year and a half since my daughter died, &c.


" Also all my other lands in Ipswich, that is the four acre pasture and the eleven aere corn lot, at the west end of Ipswich.


" Malt at old Goodman Lowe's malt house.


" Farm 500 acres near Haverhill, which our honoured general court gave me.


" One half of a dwelling house at Lynn."


Sons Samuel. Thomas, John. Samuel double portion.


"Ten pounds to Samuel Belcher to be paid him when at the age of twenty-one."


" Ten pounds to Elizabeth Belcher to be paid when married."


" Samuel and Thomas already married," "widow of their deceased brother," [Elisha, ] .grandchild Samuel Belcher and his sister Eliza- beth Belcher." No date to will.


November 6. 1685; agreed with respect to the Reverend Mr. Com. bitts funeral, That Deaken Goodhue provide one barrill of Wine and half a hundred weight of sugar, and that he send it to Mr Cobbitt- 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 ponnd for the sugar.


That Mr. Rust provide if he can against the funeral, Gloves suitable for men and women, to the value of five or six pounds not money pay, and some spice and ginger for the syder. That a man be sent to Lyn to acquaint friends with the solemn providence here.


That some person> be appointed to look to the burning of the wine and heating of the syder. against the time appointed for the funera! next Monday at one of the clock, and such as will be careful in the distribution.


Total expense $17, 19. 0.


[To Mr. Hannatt's account of Mr. Cobbett, we add an extract from Andgo Sewall's Journal, and also a letter from Mr. Cobbett to Increase Mather. ]


Judge Sewall says :- Sabbathday, Nor. 8. 169.5. Going to Mr. Willard's. I understand Mr. Thomas Cobbet died last Thor-day Even.


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to be buried to-morrow. Now'r 0th ; was abroad at some of his Neigh- bors the Monday before. Mr. Chauncey died on Tuesday last. So two Ministers dead this last week.


Monday. Noer 9. Mr. Cobbet buried about four in the afternoon. Flight of snow.


Thorsday, Nor'r 12. Mr. Moody preaches from Isa. 57: 1. Mr. Cobbet's Funeral Sermon : said also of Mr. Chauncey that he was a Man of Singular Worth. Sail but two of the First Generation left.


Extract from a letter of Mr. Cobbett (to Increase Mather. ) con- terning his son's captivity : printed in Hist. and Gen. Reg. A very interesting account is likewise given by Mr. Hubbard. Mr. Cobbett writes :


" As to what you querie whether there were not answers of prayer respecting my captive son : [Thomas. ] surely, sir, I may truly say, his wonderful preservations in all that nine weeks' time, after he was taken, and deliverance at the last, they may well be put upon account, as answers of prayer : for he was constantly pleaded for by Mr. Moody. in his congregation for that end from his first being taken, (of which they first heard ) till his redemption : so was he in like sort con- stantly pleaded for by Mr. Shepperd in his congregation at Charles- town, and by my desire signited that way, by Mr. Philips, Mr. Hale. Mr. Higginson. Mr. Whitting. Mr. Buckley, in their congregations, and I doubt not by yourself. Mr. Thatcher and Mr. Allen in the three Boston Churches. besides the prayers going constantly that way for him in the families and closets of godly ones who heard of his captiv- liv and hazard. He was constantly as there was cause. remembered in our congregation for that end. and which I may not forget to men- tion.


When Mr. Moody by a Post sent hither, sent me the first news of Lis taking by the Indians, and their further rage in their parts. calli & out for earnest prayers. now if ever I presently caused one of o ." Lacons to call to our house tint very day as many godly persons and their wives as were near us, to spend some time in prayer together about the same. About thirty met, several of them prayed, and the Lord was with them in it : and with me also, who began and ended that service.


And having herand some amends at first of our wasted con Eli hn A large, as a nelze of desired mercies to our captived son abroad as Granted. my heart. ... I avast acknowledge to the Lord's praise. was &sertis quieted in the close of that service, and I was even persuaded


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that the Lord had heard our prayers in that respect, and could not but express as much to some of our godly friends. So was one of our sis- ters, (as since she informed my wife, ) as confidently persuaded there- upon that she shouldl ere long see Thomas returned -- and that in com- fortable plight-as if he were already come.


Verily as to my son Elisha bodily amending somewhat, God so or- dered it that that very night he slept better than he had done a great while before, and thence forward he strangely began to get more clear of his dire cough, to voyd phlegin more freely ; to fetch his breath bet- ter, to have a better stomach, and to gather strength ; insomuch that he who could not walk up and down the room without staggering, could walk up that high hill ( which you know of, ) behind Mr Norton's now our house. So that Mr. Rogers concluded the worst was past as to his consumption. Only after this, unhappily he catched a sore cold, being alone in the chamber above an hour without fire, writing (unknown to us, ) and by that means fell into an ague and fever for many weeks constantly once a day ; and was brought rather low eve- ry way than ever ; and after the ague left him and he began to get up again ; and made us afraid of him, and although since also his ague hath left him, he is in a very wasting way again. O dear sir, with your prayer sustain, in our renewed grief's for him.


One passage more about my son Thomas I must tell you of. That after so many means used for his ransom at first and crossed, Mr. Moody had that passage in his letter writing thereof, that he would fain conclude that means failing God meant to do it only himself. Wherein indeed he spake to what was in my heart and mouth often to plead with the Lord, and who else but God alone sent him so season- ably to the place. where and when the opportunity was but then or- dered by God, in the articles signed the 9th of December, 1676 for the captives to wit. under Madowandoe's the Penobscot Sachems power, and he sent to Penobscot under his tyranieal master for powder (nev- er imagining any such artieles to be there made by his Sachem, ) the 10th (which was the Lord's Day, the wonted special praying day for him, ) and he arrived at the Sachem's wigwam the 11th Dec. that is on Monday, and his coming being heard of, and most desired by Capt More, and the Sachem was sent unto, to send him to . them. or bring him himself aboard with him, enjoining that he should return with him, if he would not for to release him-and the Tuesday being fout weather, the Wednesday, that is the 13th. the Sachem came with him aboard, and when urged upon the articles to deliver him, and he con- ceiving that his master must consent and be satisfied first ; and then any ransom he would demand to satisfy his master or him being offered


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-- he would that also fearing to be killed by Thomas his master if he yielded him up without he were there to consent : for he was he said a desperate man if crossed ; and had crammed two or three in that way-and he feared the like for him in this matter, and when after a parting cup of wine and dram of liquors given to the Sachem and his company. he walked awhile to and again on the deck-and on a sud- den made a stand, and said to Capt. Moore, " Well Capt. since it is so, take this man ; I freely give him up to you, carry him home to his friend : "who but God alone when means failed gave that turn to the Sachems heart, (according to that Proverb 21: 1,) which was what had been pleaded and expected before, and I count that providence in the arrival of our vessels the 7 of December ; the concluding the ar- ticles making such way for his freedom the 9th Dec : his coming the 11th : to be when he might have the benefit of that opportunity : and the bringing the Sachem's heart so freely off the 13th to set bim at liberty, following our general fast so very speedily (for that was the 7 Dec. 1676, on which day I am sure his case was strongly also plead- ed for.) I verily conclude his redemption may therefore be put among the special answers of New England prayers.


COGSWELL, John, was an inhabitant of Ipswich, 1635, and had a house near the meeting house green, with a lot of eight acres at the "N. W. end of" Bridge street, granted 1638. He was a man of wealth, and had large grants of land principally in Chebacco, of which parish he became a resident. His family and descendants continued to reside in that parish many years. There does not appear to have been any of the name in the first parish when the meeting house was built in 1669. no pews or seats assigned to any such at the seating of the meeting house, Jan. 16, 1700. He died Nov. 29, 1669, aged ac- cording to Mr. Felt, about 58. This must be a mistake ; his son Wil- liam being fifty years oldl at the the time of his father's decease. It may have been occasioned by a misprint for 78, the more probable age. He left a wife named Elizabeth, who died June 2, 1676. His children were William, John. +Edward, Mary Armitage of Boston, llannah, wife of Cornelius Waldo, Abigail, wife of Thomas Clark. and Sarah wife Simon Tuttle.


John 2. jun'r, died about Sept. 27, 1653. and left a will of which- and the inventory of his estate,-only illegible fragments remain. He -


$ 1670. March 29. Thomas Bragg and Edward Cogeswell for fight- ing in the meeting house on the Lord's day, in time of exercise. fined Jus a piece and costs and fees.


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was probably son of John 1.


William 2. son of John 1, died Dee. 1700. aged 71. Ile was a sub- scriber to Denison's compensation, 1648, commoner, 1064, surveyor of highways. 1663, tithingman. 1677, a voter in town affairs. 1679.


A townmeeting of the inhabitants of Ipswich. held on the 17th of December. 1700, "by reason of several persons being absent, and gone to Mr. Cogswell's funeral, is adjourned.to next lecture day."




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