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BARTHOLOMEW GOODALE; cooper; married Mary -; died in 1750; she married, secondly, Samuel Stoning (published Oct. 26, 1754) ; children : I. Bartholomew,“ born about 174 -; living in 1770; 2. Esther,6 born about 174 -. ENOCH GOODALE;5 potter; married, first, Elizabeth Buxton Feb. 6,
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Richard Hutchinson,1 son of Thomas and Alice Hutchinson of Arnold, Yorkshire, England, about thirty-two years old, emi-
1746-7; second, Mary - before 1798; living in 1807; children: I. Ezekiel;6 lived in Danvers; mariner; married Elizabeth Hayward of Danvers Dec. II, 1791; lived in Salem in 1808; 2. James;6 baker and fisherman; lived in Marblehead until 1795, when he returned to Salem; married Barbara Bullock of Danvers Aug. 19, 1787; died in the winter of 1800-1; she married, second- ly, - Tibbets before June 29, 1802; they had a daughter Polly baptized in Danvers Aug. 3, 1788. ROBERT GOODALE;5 fisherman; removed to Weare, N. H., about 1783; married, first, Lydia Wallis Jan. 30, 1752; second, widow Mary Fowler Jan. 2, 1764; children : I. Samuel,6 born about 1753; mariner and yeoman; married Sarah Putney of Danvers (published Nov. 28, 1777) ; she was his wife in 1808; he died April 3, 1823; 2. Robert;8 living in 1772. JOSHUA GOODALE;5 blacksmith; married Mary Henfield March -, 1775; died Aug. - , 1795; she was his widow in 1802; children: I. Joshua,6 born Nov. 1, 1775; master mariner and merchant; agent for Salem Iron Company ; married Rebecca Page of Danvers Oct. 22, 1805; died March -, 1845; 2. Lydia,6 born about 1782; married Solomon Towne; she married, secondly, Hale of Newbury; 3. Polly,6 born about 1784; 4. Thankful,6 born about 1787; married Nathan Green July 15, 1813; 5. Hannah,6 born about 1790; 6. Nathan,6 born about 1793.
RICHARD HUTCHINSON1 was born about 1602; husbandman ; married, first, Alice Bosworth of Holgrave Dec. 7, 1627 ; she was his wife in 1643; married, second, Susanna, widow of Samuel Archer Oct. - , 1668; she died Nov. 26, 1674; married, third, Sarah, widow of James Standish; he died in 1682; his wife Sarah survived him, and married, third, Thomas Roots of Manchester ; children : I. Alice,2 baptized in England Sept. 27, 1628; 2. Elizabeth,2 bap- tized in England Aug. 30, 1629; married Nathaniel Putnam: 3. Mary,2 bap- tized in England Dec. 28, 1630; married Thomas Hale; 4. Rebecca,2 born in England in 1632; married James Hadlock; 5. Joseph,2 born in North Muskham, England, in 1633; 6. Abigail,2 baptized in Salem Dec. 25, 1636; married Anthony Ashby; 7. Hannah,2 baptized in Salem Jan. 20, 1638-9; married Daniel Boardman of Ipswich April 12, 1662; 8. John,2 born May -, 1643
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON ;2 yeoman; married, first, Bethiah Gedney in or before 1660; second, Lydia (Buxton), widow of Joseph Small Feb. 28, 1677-8; she was living in 1708; he died in 1716; children: I. Abigail,3 bap- tized Sept. 26, 1666; died young; 2. Bethiah,3 baptized Sept. 26, 1666; died Nov. - , 1690; 3. Joseph,3 baptized Sept. 26, 1666; 4. John,3 baptized Sept. 26, 1666; 5. Benjamin,3 born about 1668; 6. Abigail,3 born Jan. 14, 1678-9; married Joseph Allen; 7. Richard,3 born May 10, 1681; 8. Samuel,3 born Oct. 9, 1682; husbandman ; lived in Salem; living in 1712; 9. Ambrose,3 born June 4, 1684; 10. Lydia,3 born Sept. 13, 1685; married George Nurse; II. Robert,3 born Nov. 13, 1687. JOHN HUTCHINSON ;2 lived in Salem Vil- lage; married Sarah Putnam July -, 1673; died Aug. 2, 1676; child : I. Sarah;3 married Dea. Joseph Whipple.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON ;3 yeoman; lived in Salem Village; married, first, Elizabeth Swinnerton; she died Dec. 21, 1699; married, second, Rebecca Knight of Topsfield Jan. 30, 1700-I ; died in 1751 ; his wife Rebecca survived him; children : 1. Joseph,4 born Jan. 27, 1689; 2. Ruth,4 born Feb. 26, 1690-I ; married Josiah Putnam; 3. Bethiah,4 born Dec. 24, 1693; married Benjamin Putnam; 4. Ebeneser,4 born Feb. 20, 1694; 5. Elizabeth,4 born Feb. 22, 1695; died Feb. 18, 1702; 6. Elisha,4 born March 14, 1697; died March 1, 1702; 7. Jasper,4 born Jan. 31, 1698-9; died Feb. 16, 1702-3; 8. Elisha,4 baptized Oct. 26, 1729; 9. Elizabeth,4 baptized April 19, 1702; married Benjamin
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grated to America with his wife Alice and four children in 1634,
Buxton. JOHN HUTCHINSON ;3 farmer; married, first, Mary Gould May 7, 1694; second, Hannah Howard of Beverly March 4, 1710; she was his wife
in 1741; he died in 1746; children: I. 4 (son), born Sept. 2, 1695; died Dec. 1, 1695; 2. Mary,4 born Oct. 2, 1696; married Daniel Wilkins; 3. John,4 born March 31, 1699; 4. Abigail,4 born March 17, 1702; married Benjamin Putnam; 5. Ebeneser, born June 3, 1705; 6. Eunice, born April 9, 1712; married Holyoke Putnam; 7. William,4 born Jan. 16, 1713-4. BENJAMIN HUTCHINSON ;3 was brought up by Nathaniel Ingersoll; innholder and yeo- man; married, first, Jane Phillips Nov. 14, 1689; she died Nov. 7, 1711 ; mar- ried, second, widow Abigail Foster Jan. 26, 1714-5; she was living in 1732; he died in 1733; children : I. Benjamin,4 born Aug. 31, 1690; died Sept. 18, 1690; 2. Hannah,4 born May 7, 1692; married William Henfield; 3. Ben- jamin,4 born Jan. 27, 1693-4; 4. Bethiah,4 born Jan. 5, 1695-6; living in 1716; 5. Nathaniel,4 born May 3, 1698; 6. Sarah,4 born Dec. 26, 1701; married Cornelius Putnam; 7. Bartholomew,4 born April 27, 1703; 8. Jane,4 born Aug. 1, 1705; married Jonathan Buxton; 9. Israel,4 baptized Oct. 5, 1708; died young ; 10. John;4 died before 1733; II. Jonathan, born July 18, 1716. RICHARD HUTCHINSON ; husbandman; probably removed to Maine about 1738; married Rachel Bance Feb. 16, 1713-4; she was his wife in 1737; children : 1. Stephen,4 baptized Aug. 15, 1715; lived in Penobscot county and in Windham; married, first, Abigail Haskins Feb. 22, 1737-8; she died in 1777 ; married, second, Hannah --; third, Ann, widow of Joseph Legro of Marblehead; he died about 1788; wife Ann died at Hebron, Me., Aug. - , 1805; had children; 2. Lydia,4 baptized Sept. 2, 1716; probably published to Benjamin Ganson; 3. Rachel,4 baptized Sept. 29, 1723; 4. Elizabeth,4 bap- tized Sept. 29, 1723; 5. Daniel,4 baptized Aug. 17, 1729; 6. Joseph,4 AM- BROSE HUTCHINSON ;3 farmer; lived in Salem Village; married Ruth Leach June 24, 1709; she was his wife in 1731 ; he died in 1757; children : 1. Amos,“ baptized June 10, 17II; 2. Israel,4 baptized Aug. 23, 1713; 3. Samuel,4 bap- . tized April 24, 1714; 4. John,4 baptized July 5, 1719; died in Lyndeboro about 1789; 5. James,4 baptized June II, 1721; died in 1752; 6. George,4 born Nov. 1, 1730. ROBERT HUTCHINSON ;3 husbandman; married, first, Elizabeth Putnam Dec. 27, 17II; second, Sarah Putnam June 6, 1717; died in 1733; his wife Sarah survived him; children: 1. Sarah,4 baptized Sept. 21, 1713; married William Shillaber ; 2. Robert,4 baptized May 6, 1716; died before I733.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON;4 farmer; lived in that part of Salem Village which became a part of Middleton in 1728; married, first, Bethiah Gould Oct. 10, 1710; second, Abigail, widow of David Goodale Jan. 19, 1719-20; died in 1781 ; children : 1. Joseph," baptized April 29, 1722; farmer ; lived in Middleton; married, first, Hannah Richardson of Middleton June 12, 1746; second, Keziah Marble July 19, 1764; died in 1797; the famous Hutchinson family of singers are his descendants; 2. Ruth, baptized April 29, 1722; married Stephen Elliot of Middleton Dec. 15, 1741 ; died Aug. 31, 1826, aged one hundred and four years; 3. Abner, baptized Sept. 6, 1724; yeoman ; lived in Amherst and Milford, N. H .; married Elizabeth Phelps; 4. Josiah,5 baptized July 10, 1726; husbandman; lived in Middleton; married Sarah Dean of Middleton Dec. 8, 1748; died in 1782; had children; 5. Sarah,5 baptized March 31, 1728; married Job Swinnerton; 6. Elizabeth, born in 1730: 7. John," baptized Jan. 6, 1733-4; died young; 8. John," born in 1736, in Middleton. EBENEZER HUTCHINSON ;ª husbandman ; removed to Middle- ton in 1751 ; married, first, Hannah Gould Aug. 13, 1718: second, Hannah (Southwick), widow of Ebenezer Shaw April 5, 1727 ; died in 1775 ; children : I. Hannah," baptized March 20, 1730; married Amos Hutchinson; 2. Sol- omon, born in 1721 ; lived in Middleton, Amherst, N. H., and Fayette, Me .;
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and lived in Salem. The family have lived principally in Salem Village.
married Hannah Putnam of Salem Village Oct. 22, 1746; she died in Amherst in 1802; he died in Fayette about 1815; had children; 3. Ebenezer, baptized March 29, 1730; died young; 4. Bethiah, baptized March 29, 1730; married Joseph Brown Nov. 26, 1751; 5. Robert, baptized Feb. 25, 1732-3; lived in Danvers; married Eunice Buxton June 16, 1767; died Dec. - , 1785; had children; 6. Joseph, baptized May 18, 1735; farmer and shoemaker ; married Ruth Pritchard Jan. 29, 1767; died in 1769; had a child; 7. Jeremy,5 born June 29, 1738, in Salem Village; farmer; lived in Danvers; married Sarah Putnam April II, 1760; died April 7, 1805; had children. ELISHA HUTCHINSON ;* farmer; lived in Salem Village; married Ginger Porter Jan. 12, 1726-7; died before 1730; she married, secondly, Daniel Andrew; child: 1. Israel,5 baptized Nov. 12, 1727; colonel; miller ; representative ; lived in what is now Danversport; served in the French War and Revolution ; married, first, Anne Cue of Wenham (published Dec. 15, 1748) ; second, Mehitable (Putnam), widow of Dea. Archelaus Putnam in or before 1760; she was his wife in 1774; he died March 16, 1811; had children. JOHN HUTCHINSON ;4 farmer; married Abigail Giles Nov. 17, 1720; died in 1726; she survived him; children : I. Abigail, baptized July 1; 1722; 2. Mehitable,5 baptized April 19, 1724; 3. Hannah, baptized Oct. 23, 1726. EBENEZER HUTCHINSON ;* yeoman; married Mary Bound Dec. 13, 1726; children : I. William;5 2. Ebenezer." WILLIAM HUTCHINSON ;* husbandman; married Joanna Trask Nov. 9, 1733; she was living in 1740; he died about 1757; children : I. John;5 2. Hannah;5 3. Ebenezer ;5 4. William;5 blacksmith; lived in Danvers; married Mary Martin Jan. II, 1768; died in 1771; she died in 1777; a child. BENJAMIN HUTCHINSON ;ª husbandman and cooper ; lived in Salem Village until 1734, when he removed to Bedford; married Sarah Tarbell Feb. 7, 1715-6; died in 1780; children: I. Nathan, baptized Feb. 10, 1717; farmer ; lived in Bedford, Mass., and Amherst and Milford, N. H .; married Rachel Stearns; died in Milford Jan. 12, 1795; had children ; 2. Jane," baptized March 20, 1719-20; married Jonathan Grimes of Bedford Feb. 18, 1745-6; 3. Benjamin, baptized Sept. 30, 1722; yeoman; lived in Bedford; married Rebecca Lane of Bedford July 31, 1750; he died in Bed- ford in 1813; had children; 4. Sarah," baptized Feb. 21, 1724-5; married Israel Putnam; 5. Elizabeth, baptized Oct. 15, 1727; died March 12, 1750; 6. Bartholomew5 (twin), born July 5, 1734; died Sept. 20, 1749; 7. Mary (twin), born July 5, 1734; died Sept. 14, 1749; 8. John, born in 1737. NATHANIEL HUTCHINSON ;4 husbandman; removed to Sutton in 1733; mar- ried, first, Mary Cummings of Topsfield Jan. 24, 1722-3; second, Joanna Conant ; died in 1757; his wife Joanna died at Sutton. in 1802; aged ninety- three; children: I. Mary,5 baptized March 15, 1723-4; married Jonathan Fitts ; 2. Susanna," baptized Nov. 28, 1725; married Daniel Day; 3. Be- thiah, baptized June 14, 1730; married Ebenezer Fitts; 4. Bartholomew,5 born June 28. 1734, in Sutton; 5. Elizabeth, born Nov. 1, 1736, in Sutton ; 6. Nathaniel :5 died in 1755, in the French War, at Skeensboro. now White- hall; 7. Lot.5 born Aug. 1, 1741, in Sutton ; 8. Benjamin, born Jan. 30, 1744; 9. Jonathan,5 born Sept. 2, 1746; 10. Sarah," born Aug. - , 1752. JONATHAN HUTCHINSON ;4 yeoman ; lived in Salem Village until 1750, when he removed to Andover : married Elizabeth Ganson Jan. 30, 1734-5; she was his wife in I750; he died in 1768; children: I. Benjamin," baptized Aug. 13, 1738; 2. Jonathan,5 baptized Oct. 26, 1740; killed at the battle of Lake George Sept. 2, 1758: 3: Elijah.5 baptized June 5, 1743, in Salem Village: yeoman: lived in Andover : married Mrs. Hannah Stiles July 31, 1765; died in Andover Sept. - , 1768; had children; 4. Elizabeth," baptized July 20, 1746, in Salem ;
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John Marsh1 probably came from England in the Mary and John in 1634. He was a cord- wainer and lived in Salem near the FER marLEE head of North Central Street, now in Peabody.
5. Sarah," born June 28, 1753, in Andover; died Dec. 7, 1778. AMOS HUTCHINSON ; mariner ; married Hannah Hutchinson July 7, 1737 ; probably urea at sea; she died Sept. 23, 1804; children: 1. Amos;º a cripple; died young ; 2. Seviah; married William Berry of Middleton Dec. 4, 1770; 3. Ruth, born May 23, 1752, in Danvers; married Benjamin Russell Sept. 10, 1795. SAMUEL HUTCHINSON ; mariner; removed in or before 1748 to Woodstock, where he manufactured scythes; married Elizabeth Judd Nov. 13, 1735; both were living in 1748; children: 1. Amos ;5 2. Samuel.ª GEORGE HUTCHINSON;+ farmer; removed to Lyndeboro, N. H., about 1764; mar- ried, first, Elizabeth Bickford of Middleton (published May 18, 1748) ; second, Susan Bevins; children: I. William;5 2. Samuel;5 3. George ;5 4. Mary ;5 5. Susannah ;5 6. Betsey ;5 7. Effie," born April 2, 1765, in Wilton, N. H .; 8. Eda ;5 9. James ;5 10. Ambrose ;5 II. Ruth," baptized Nov. 20, 1774, in Danvers; 12. Clark.5
'JOHN MARSH1 married Susanna Skelton about 1635; died in the autumn of 1674; she survived him, and married, secondly, Thomas Rix; children : I. Zachariah,2 baptized April 30, 1637; 2. John,2 baptized May 19, 1639; 3. Ruth,2 baptized May 5, 1641 ; 4. Elizabeth,2 born July 8, 1646; 5. Ezekiel,2 baptized Oct. 29, 1648; living in 1674; 6. Bethiah,2 baptized Sept. 1, 1650; married Jonathan Silsbee; 7. Samuel,2 baptized Oct. 2, 1652; 8. Susanna,2 born May 7, 1654; 9. Mary,2 baptized Sept. 4, 1656; 10. Jacob,2 born Aug. 6, 1658; living in 1674; II. Benjamin,2 born about 1661; joiner; lived in Rappahannock, Va., in 1690.
ZACHARIAH MARSH;2 farmer; lived in Salem, in that part now Pea- body ; barried Mary Silsbee; she was his widow in 1695; children : 1. John,3 born Sept. 26, 1665; 2. Mary,3 born Dec. 8, 1666; married Ebenezer Cutler ; 3. Zachariah,3 born about 1668; died, unmarried, in 1694; 4. Elizabeth,3 bap- tized July 10, 1670; married Samuel King; 5. Jonathan,3 born April 14, 1672; 6. Ebeneser,3 born May 28, 1674; 7. Ezekiel.3 born in 1676; 8. Abigail,3 born about 1680; died, unmarried, Sept. - , 1767; 9. Benjamin,3 baptized Nov. 20, 1687. JOHN MARSH;2 mariner, trading with the West Indies ; married Sarah Younge March 20, 1662; died Aug. - , 1668, in Barbadoes ; she married, secondly, Nicholas Chatwell ; children: I. Sarah,3 born Dec. I, 1663; living in 1664; 2. Ruth,3 born Aug. - , 1668; married James Hardy. SAMUEL MARSH ;2 married Priscilla Tompkins Aug. 14, 1679; she married, secondly, William Hayward of Mendon May 6, 1708; children: I. Susannah,3 born May 12, 1680; living in 1693; 2. John,3 born Sept. 1, 1681 ; husbandman and weaver ; lived in that part of Mendon which was incorporated as Belling- ham in 1719; married Abigail - -; died in Bellingham Sept. 8, 1727; 3. Hannah,3 born Sept. 18, 1683; living in 1693; 4. Sarah,3 born July 18, 1685; married Joseph Gould; 5. Margaret,3 born April 8, 1688; living in 1693; 6. Elizabeth,3 born June -, 1693.
JOHN MARSH ;3 husbandman; lived in Lynn and Salem, Mass., and Killingly, Conn .; married Alice - ; children: 1. Mary;4 living in 1714; 2. John,4 born Aug. 28, 1687, in Lynn; 3. Alice,4 born in Salem; married Thomas Nelson; 4. David;4 settled in Gloucester, R. I .; married Sarah Felton Dec. 5, 1720; died in Gloucester Sept. 13, 1756; 5. Zachariah;ª yeoman; married Abigail Moulton Sept. 2, 1724; 6. Eleazer,4 born in 1702, in Salem; lived in Killingly, Conn .; married Sarah Stimson of Salem Oct. 26, 1727; 7. Ingraham;4 lived in Gloucester, R. I. JONATHAN MARSH ;3 husbandman; lived in Salem and Sutton; was wounded in the Indian fight
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The settlers here relied upon Indian corn for sustenance. In its dry state, it was reduced to meal which was then used in the making of bread, puddings, etc. The Indians made the meal by
at Haverhill; married, first, Mary Very May 20, 1697; second, Hannah Buffington Oct. 7, 1725; children, born in Salem: I. Jonathan,4 born April 17, 1699; 2. Joseph, born Oct. 2, 1700; 3. Samuel,4 born Nov. 4, 1701 ; 4. Mary,4 born March 29, 1703; 5. Catherine,4 baptized March 31, 1728; 6. Hannah,4 baptized March 31, 1728. EBENEZER MARSH;3 husbandman; married Alice Booth Nov. 1, 1699; died before May 28, 1722; children : I. Ebenezer,4 born Oct. 22, 1700; 2. Lydia,4 born April 2, 1702; married William Twiss; 3. Benjamin, born Oct. 10, 1704; husbandman; lived in Sutton; married, first, Mehitable King Jan. 3, 1729; second, Ruth Waters; third, Mrs. Abigail Harback Nov. 26, 1783. EZEKIEL MARSH;3 married Rebecca Gould July I, 1702; died about 1750; she died in 1772; children : I. Zachariah;4 probably died young; 2. Abigail ;4 probably died young ; 3. De- sire,4 born about 1707; baptized July 10, 1709; married Jonathan Moulton Nov. 28, 1734; 4. Sarah,4 baptized July 10, 1709; 5. Ezekiel,4 baptized May 27, 17II; 6. Daniel,4 baptized June 5, 1715; 7. Rebecca,4 baptized Oct. 20, 1717. BENJAMIN MARSH ;3 became one of the first three settlers of Sutton in the winter of 1716-7; married, first, Hannah King June 24, 1709; second, Elizabeth Wheeler Feb. II, 1748; children : I. Benjamin,4 born April 1, 17II; married, first, Desire Moulton; second, Rebecca Carriel Jan. 14, 1742; 2. Hannah,4 born Dec. 29, 1713; married John Sibley March 13, 1731; 3. Elizabeth,4 born Jan. 20, 1714-5; lived in Sutton in 1755; 4. Abigail,4 born Sept. 29, 1718, in Sutton, being the first white child born there; 5. Mary,4 born May 30, 1720, in Sutton; 6. Lydia,4 born Oct. - , 1722, in Sutton.
DEA. JONATHAN MARSH ;4 settled in Sutton about 1731; married Esther Osborne April 7, 1726-7; children : I. Jonathan, born in 1728 or 1729, in Salem; married Hannah Holt July 20, 1749; both died at Rowe, Mass., she Dec. 13, 1808, and he March 1, 1815; 2. William," born about 1732; 3. Zeb- adiah," born about 1735; 4. Samuel,5 born in 1738; soldier of the Revolution ; died at Croyden, N. H., in 1832, aged ninety-four; 5. Abner,5 born about 1740; 6. Esther.6 born about 1743; 7. John," born Dec. II, 1749, in Killingly. JOSEPH MARSH ;* removed to Killingly, Conn. in 1740; married Provided Gould June 8, 1721; child : I. Joseph;5 married Elizabeth Parrot Oct. 31, 1753; died in the winter of 1759-60; she survived him. SAMUEL MARSH ;4 lived in Salem, Mass., and Killingly, Conn .; married, first, Elizabeth Flint Feb. 23, 1726; second, Martha Coates about 1744; died soon afterward; she married, second, Ezekiel Cutler of Killingly; children: I. Elizabeth," bap- tized in Salem June 7, 1730; 2. Hannah, born Feb. 16, 1745, at Killingly. EBENEZER MARSH ; husbandman; married Deliverance French Sept. 13, 1727; children : I. Humphrey; lived in Danvers; married Mary Gardner July 30, 1756; 2. Ebenezer ;5 lived in Danvers; married Hannah Cook; died Nov. 3, 1784; 3. Caleb, born July 27, 1736; lived in Sutton and Brookfield ; soldier of the Revolution; married Ruth Dodge of Boxford; died in Brook- field in 1814; 4. Catherine, born March -, 1738; died Dec. 19, 1831, aged ninety-three. ENS. EZEKIEL MARSH;4 yeoman; lived in that part of Salem which was incorporated as Danvers in 1752; married Sarah Buffington in 1732; died in 1798; she died in 1809; children : I. Desire,5 baptized in Salem Nov. 28, 1736; married Hezekiah Dunkle Sept. 4, 1755; 2. Ezekiel,5 born Jan. 26, 1740; lived in Danvers, Mass., and Fairfield, Me .; married Abiah Hartshorne May 30, 1764; died in Fairfield Sept. 15, 1822; 3. Stephen;5 lived in Manchester ; married Ruth Rea; died May 14, 1815; 4. Sarah," bap- tized Feb. 10, 1750; married Nathaniel Fitz; 5. John, born May 26, 1750; married Frances Foster ; she died July 30, 1778.
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pounding the corn with a stone pestle in a cavity in a rock. The English adopted the same method, except that they used wood instead of stone. This method was not only slow, but laborious, and a mill of some kind was eagerly desired to relieve them of this burden.
About 1634, Capt. William Trask, who lived on the northern side of Boston Street just easterly of the Trask burying ground, built a grist mill, to be run by water, in what is now Peabody, in the rear of the present Universalist meeting house, on the upper side of the way from the main road into the North field. This way is still in use and called Wallis and Mill streets. This was the first corn mill to be constructed in Salem. The town gave him the right to flow a sufficient amount of the low land for his mill pond.
This mill was discontinued in 1640, as the supply of water furnished insufficient power. The mill house was next used by Thomas Lovell for the exercise of his trade of currier.2 About 1654, was established there a samp mortar mill, which was changed in 1662 into a corn mill. This mill was run for several years ; and, after it had been unused for some time, was apparently removed, as, in 1692, a fulling mill was built upon the same site.
The title to the mill remained in the Trask family, passing by will from Capt. William Trask, who died in 1666, to his sons William and John. The son William died in 1691, having devised his half of the property to his sons William and John, both of whom conveyed their interests to their uncle John Trask, who immediately built the fulling mlil. He died in November, 1729, having devised the mill to his son Nicholas, who had been running it as early as 1708. John Trask was the last owner of the mill, which was gone before 1754.
The first lands actually set apart, by the general court March 4, 1633-4, for public uses were the swamps of more than one hundred acres in area, regardless of whether they belonged to any town or not. They were to lie in common so that any of the colony might obtain wood therefrom at seasonable times, without prejudice to the inhabitants of the place where each swamp was located.
1See depositions of Benjamin Balch and John Massey, April 10, 1706 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 12) ; Robert Pease and Elizabeth Buxton, Feb. 25, 1706-7 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 12) ; Thomas Lovell, March 27, 1707 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 13); Samuel Goldthwaite, April 27, 1708 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 124) ; and of John King and William Curtis, in April, 1708 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 125).
2Deposition of Thomas Lovell, aged eighty-six years, March 27, 1707 (Essex Registry of Deeds, book 20, leaf 13).
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On the first day of April following, the court ordered that the constable and four or more of the chief inhabitants of each town (to be chosen by the freemen of the place in a meeting), with the advice of some one or more of the assistants, should make a survey of the backside of each house, corn fields, mowing ground and other lands, improved, enclosed or granted by special order of the court, of every free inhabitant there, and enter the same in a book, fairly written at length in words and not in figures, with the several bounds and quantities, by the nearest estimation, and deliver a transcript thereof into the court, within six months from that time, and the same so entered and recorded should be a suf- ficient assurance to every such inhabitant and his heirs and assigns.
A similar record was made for assurance of the title of all houses and town-lots, and every future sale or grant of such houses or lots was to be duly entered, for which entry the pur- chaser was to pay six pence.
At a meeting of the general court May 14, 1634, it was de- cided that none other than that court could dispose of lands, that is, to give and confirm proprieties. But this decision was changed March 3, 1635-6, the court considering that the individual towns had many things which concerned only themselves, and the order- ing of their own affairs. It was then ordered that the freemen of each town only should have power to dispose of their own lands and woods, to grant lots, etc.
At a town meeting in Salem, Aug. 22, 1635, it was ordered that all of the inhabitants'of the town who had land should have the lot layers bound it, within a stated time, by stones or deep holes, and a record of the same made.
Nov. 16, 1635, Capt. William Trask, John Woodbury, Roger Conant, Jeffry Massey and John Balch were appointed overseers and layers out of lots of land granted by the town, and they were to have for their services four pence an acre for small lots and ten shillings per hundred acres for great lots so laid out and bounded.
In 1637, Ralph Fogg kept the records of the town. The existing records begin with the book of grants, Oct. 1, 1634.1 For recording grants of land in the town book Mr. Fogg had nine pence for each twenty acres, twelve pence for thirty acres, fifteen pence for forty acres and one shilling and six pence for fifty acres."
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