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2Capt. Thomas Lothrop lived in Salem until his removal to Beverly when it became a separate town; member of the artillery company in 1645; represented Salem and Beverly in the general court; married Bethiah Rea ; and was killed by the Indians with his company, "The Flower of Essex." Sept. 18, 1675. He had no children, but brought up Sarah Gott as his own child, and called her by his name. His wife survived him, and married, second, Joseph Grafton, and, third, Dea. William Goodhue. Captain Lothrop had a sister Ellen (or Eleanor) who married Ezekiel Cheever of Boston, the schoolmaster, Nov. 18, 1652; and died Sept. 10, 1706.
3Serg. Peter Wolfe lived in that part of Salem which became Beverly; married Martha - before 1657; died Dec. 6, 1675; she survived him; children : I. Sarah, baptized June 2, 1644; 2. John, baptized Oct. 18, 1646; 3. -- (son) ; living in 1657; and probably died in or before 1675.
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William Hathorne1 and Francis Dent were made freemen May 14, 1634. Jacob Barney, born about 1601, probably came from Buckshire, England, being a tailor. Thomas Lothrop became a prominent man in the town, especially as a military com-
1Maj. William Hathorne had a brother Robert Hathorne, who lived in Bray, Berkshire, England, in 1653. His sister Elizabeth married Capt. Richard Davenport of Salem. His brother John Hathorne married Sarah --; was a husbandman; and lived in Salem until about 1650, when he re- moved to Malden, and in 1651 he settled in Lynn, where he kept a public house, and died Dec. 12, 1676. John Hathorne had the following named children : I. Sarah, baptized June 2, 1644; 2. John, baptized Oct. 18, 1646; 3. Priscilla, baptized July 22, 1649; married Jonathan Shore Jan. 15, 1669; 4. William, born Nov. - , 1651, in Lynn; 5. Mary, baptized May 1, 1653, in Lynn; 6. Ebenezer, born March -, 1656, in Lynn; 7. Phebe, born March 22, 1665, in Lynn; 8. Nathaniel.
MAJ. WILLIAM HATHORNE,1 married Anna - -; died in the spring of 1681; she survived him; children : I. - -; 2 married - -- Helwise; 2. Sarah,2 born March II, 1634-5; married Joseph Coker of Newbury April 13, 1665; 3. Eleaser,2 born Aug. 1, 1637; 4. Nathaniel,2 born Aug. 11, 1639; living in 1665; 5. John,2 born Aug. 4, 1641; 6. Ann,2 born Dec. 12, 1643; married Joseph Porter ; 7. William,2 born April 1, 1645; captain; married Sarah -; died July 14, 1676; she survived him; 8. Elizabeth,2 born July 22, 1649; married Israel Porter.
ELEAZER HATHORNE;2 merchant ; married Abigail Corwin Aug. 28, 1663; died in 1680; she married, secondly, James Russell, esq., of Charlestown; children : 1. Abigail,3 born Nov. 14, 1665; married John Rayner of Charles- town; 2. George,3 born April 17, 1668; died the last week of April, 1668; 3. Elizabeth,3 born Feb. 20, 1669-70; 4. William,3 born May 9, 1672; mariner ; lived in Charlestown; married Abigail -
-; they were living in 1702; 5. Samuel,3 born Sept. 23, 1674: mariner; lived in Charlestown in 1702; 6. Eleazer,3 baptized May 13, 1677; 7. Jonathan,3 baptized April II, 1680. COL. JOHN HATHORNE;2 merchant; esquire, colonel, representative, judge, etc .; married Ruth Gardner March 22, 1674-5; died May 10, 1717; children : I. John,3 born Jan. 10, 1675; died before 1716; 2. Nathaniel,3 born Nov. 25, 1678; 3. William,3 baptized June 1, 1679; died young; 4. Ruth,3 born Nov. -, 1680; died young; 5. Ebenezer,3 baptized July -. 1682; died young ; 6. Ebenezer,3 baptized March -, 1685; mariner ; about 1725 settled in London, England, where he was living in 1732; 7. William,3 baptized Aug. - , 1686; 8. Elizabeth,3 baptized July 14, 1689; 9. Samuel,3 baptized Nov. 9, 1690; IO. Joseph,3 baptized May -, 1692; II. Ruth,3 baptized Sept. - , 1694; mar- ried James Putnam; 12. Benjamin;3 13. Freestone,3 baptized Feb. 26, 1698-9.
NATHANIEL HATHORNE;3 mariner ; settled in Gosport, Hampshire (then Southton County ), England, about 1710; married Sarah Higginson June 22, 1699; died about 17II; she married, secondly, Nathaniel Satell of Gosport in or before 1712; child : 1. John,4 living in 1716. CAPT. JOSEPH HATHORNE; 3 mariner in early life, and then a yeoman; married Sarah Bowditch June 30, 1715; she was his wife in 1759; he died in the summer of 1762; children : I. William,4 born Feb. 20, 1715-6; 2. Joseph,4 baptized May 4, 1718; married Hannah Becket Feb. 20, 1742-3; 3. John,4 baptized May 22, 1720; 4. Sarah,4 baptized Jan. 27, 1722-3; died young ; 5. Ebenezer,4 baptized Dec. 26, 1725; 6. Nathaniel,4 baptized Aug. 31, 1729; 7. Daniel,4 baptized Aug. 22, 1731; 8. Mary,4 baptized March 31, 1734; 9. Ruth,4 baptized Feb. 15, 1735-6: mar- ried David Ropes; 10. Sarah,4 baptized April 16, 1738; married Daniel
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mander. Peter Wolfe was a husbandman. William Hathorne was born about 1607, and came from London in the ship Arbella, in 1630, with John Win-
throp; lived at first in
William Hathorno
Dorchester, and after 1633 in Salem. He was prominent and influential not only in the town, but in the colony, being speaker of the house of deputies, etc. Francis Dent lived here until his death in 1638.
John Sibley, Moses Maverick, Richard Davenport, Ralph Fogg and John Hardy were made freemen September 3, 1634.
Cheever. BENJAMIN HATHORNE;3 mariner ; married Hannah Derby May 25, 1727; probably died in or before 1736; she married, secondly, Miles Ward; children: I. Benjamin,4 baptized Feb. 18, 1727-8; hatter; married Hannah before 1752; they were living in 1764; 2. Hannah,4 baptized April 5, I730.
CAPT. WILLIAM HATHORNE;4 mariner and fisherman; married Mary Touzel March 29, 1741; he was living in 1765; she died in June, 1805; chil- dren : I. William, born in 174 -; mariner and merchant; married Abigail Ward Sept. 17, 1768; she died, his widow, Sept. 3, 1818; 2. Mary; trader ; died, unmarried, March 23, 1802, worth forty thousand dollars; 3. Ruth;5 married James Bott; died in 1805; 4. John Touzel;" mariner; died in 1805; probably unmarried; 5. Susanna, born about 1758; died, unmarried May 30, 1818; 6. Sarah;" died, unmarried, in 1804; 7. Elizabeth;5 married Thorndike Proctor. JOHN HATHORNE;4 married Susannah Touzel Oct. 16, 1746; died Feb. 6, 1750; she died, his widow, Aug. 28, 1802; children : I. John, baptized May 21, 1749; 2. Susanna," baptized May 21, 1749; married Capt. Samuel Ingersoll. CAPT. DANIEL HATHORNE;4 mariner ; married Rachel Phelps Oct. 21, 1756; died in the spring of 1796; she survived him; children: I. Rachel;5 married Capt. Simon Forrester ; 2. Daniel, born June 23, 1759; died March 13, 1763; 3. Sarah," born May II, 1763; married John Crowninshield; 4. Eunice," born Oct. 4, 1766; died, unmarried, May 10, 1827; 5. Daniel,5 born July 25, 1768; master-mariner ; died at sea, unmarried, in 1805; 6. Ju- dith," born April 17, 1770; married Capt. George Archer ; 7. Nathaniel, born May 19, 1775; 8. Ruth, born Jan. 20, 1778; died, unmarried, July 21, 1847.
COL. JOHN HATHORNE;" esquire; merchant; married Susannah Herbert Oct. 18, 1772; she died Nov. 8, 1834; he died Dec. 24, 1834; children :. I. Ben- jamin Herbert," born Sept. 9, 1773; merchant; married Rebecca -; she was living in 1812; he died Feb. 9, 1824; had an adopted daughter, Rebecca Hathorne Hall; 2. John,6 born July 16, 1775; merchant; married Elizabeth Burchmore Oct. 3, 1809; she died May 10, 1825; he died Jan. 18, 1829; 3. William, born May 23, 1777; 4. Susannah, born March 19, 1779; died April 21, 1797; 5. Ebenezer,6 born May II, 1781 ; died Nov. 8, 1789, having been run over by a cart; 6. Elizabeth, born May 4, 1783; married Capt. Stephen Ranney of Marblehead Oct. II, 1812; 7. Nathaniel,6 born March 30, 1785; died Sept. 8, 1796; 8. Ellen,6 born June 23, 1787; married Adams Bailey, of Charlestown Dec. 25, 1815; 9. Ebenezer, born Dec. 5, 1789; went to sea and then to the West and Mexico; returned to Massachusetts and was employed at the Boston custom house; returned to Salem from Boston; farmer and nurseryman; married Mrs. Catharine Peale; died Nov. 6, 1858; IO. Henry,6 born Sept. 19, 1791; died Oct. II, 1791; II. Sarah, born April 30, 1793; married - Shillaber ; 12. Philip,6 born Aug. 30, 1794; died Oct. 20, 1794; 13. George,6 born Dec. 25, 1796; died July -, 1798; 14. Catherine,6
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John Sibley was a young man, apparently unmarried at this time.1 Ralph Fogg removed to Salem from Plymouth.2 John Hardy® was a middle-aged man. The only known autograph of Mr. Hardy is the signature to his will, which is given on the next page.
born Nov. 8, 1798; married Henry A. Breed of Lynn Dec. 1, 1823. CAPT. NATHANIEL HATHORNE;5 master-mariner; married Elizabeth Clarke Man- ning Aug. 2, 1801 ; died in Surinam in the spring of 1808; she died, his widow, July 31, 1849; children: I. Elizabeth Manning, born March 7, 1802; living in 1806; 2. Nathaniel,6 born July 4, 1804; author ; married Sophia Peabody July -, 1842; and died at Plymouth, N. H., May 19, 1864; 3. Maria Louisa," born Jan. 9, 1808; lost in the steamer Henry Clay, burned on the Hudson River July 27, 1852.
CAPT. WILLIAM HATHORNE;" merchant; settled in Lynn in 1831; mar- ried, first, Mary Dutch April 3, 1800; she died April 16, 1836; married, second, her sister Sophia (Dutch) Fowle, widow, Jan. 7, 1838; he died June 9, 1851, in Lynn; children : I. Susan Herbert,7 born Feb. 28, 1801; married Isaac Childs Oct. 2, 1838; 2. William Jones,7 born Oct. 22, 1802; mate ; died at sea, unmarried, in 1826; 3. Mary,7 born July 3, 1804; married Henry A. Breed Oct. 31, 1845: 4. John,7 born Feb. 27, 1806; married Agnes Bacon in Boston; 5. George," born in 1807; died young; 6. Fanny;7 died young; 7. Benjamin Herbert,7 born April 10, 1811; Baptist minister ; married
Sept. 20, 1835; died Sept. 5, 1837; 8. George,7 born Nov. 5, 1812; mar- ried May 5, 1840; died Dec. 22, 1841 ; 9. Ezra Dutch,7 born Dec. 2, 1815; lived in Boston ; married, first, Ruth Ann Wiley Oct. 3, 1838; married, second, Sept. 30, 18 -; died July 22. 1846; 10. Henry Gates,7 born July 24, 1817; lived in Lynn; was a druggist in Boston; married Helen Maria Fay of Boston Oct. 18, 1842; died Nov. 14, 1893; had children.
1JOHN SIBLEY1 lived in Salem until Manchester was incorporated, in 1645, when he became an inhabitant of that town; married Rachel --; died in 1661: children: I. Sarah,2 baptized Sept. 18, 1642; living in 1661; 2. Mary,2 baptized Sept. 8, 1644; married Jonathan Walcot; 3. Rachel,2 bap- tized May 3, 1646: 4. John,2 baptized May 14, 1648; 5. Hannalı,2 baptized June 22, 1651 ; 6 .William,2 baptized Sept. 8, 1653; 7. - 2 (son) ; 8. Sam- uel,2 baptized April 12, 1657; 9. Abigail,2 baptized July 3, 1659.
WILLIAM SIBLEY;2 joiner and yeoman; married widow Ruth (Canter- bury) Small Nov. 1, 1676; died April 28, 1691; she married, thirdly, Osborn; children: I. Ruth,3 born last of August, 1677; married Thomas Needham Aug. 8, 1706; 2. John,8 living in 1691; 3. Joseph;3 had a son: 4. Nathaniel ;3 yeoman ; died in 1732-3; 5. Rachel;3 living in 1691.
2RALPH FOGG.1 In 1637, when he was town clerk, Mr. Fogg wrote in the town records that Edmund Giles said to him that he (Fogg) "was the strangest troublesome man, a falling out and quarreling" (Salem Town Records, volume I, page 49 (printed). Lived in Salem until 1652, when he went to England, residing at first in Plymouth and last in London, where he was a citizen and skinner; he was a member of the Artillery company in 1644; married Susannah -; died about March 15, 1673-4; she survived him; children : I. John ;2 merchant ; lived in Barnstable, Devonshire, England, in 1665 and 1675; 2. Ezekiel,2 baptized April 1, 1638; merchant; citizen and skinner of London in 1676; 3. David,2 baptized March 15, 1640.
DAVID FOGG ;2 married Susannah -; child: I. Susanna,3 born March 18, 1675-6.
1JOHN HARDY1 lived in Salem; married Elizabeth -; died in the spring of 1652; she survived him; children: I. Joseph;2 2. Elizabeth ;2 married Roger Haskell.
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Probably one of the results of the discussion initiated by Roger Williams, as to the relation John Houry of the magistrates to the spiritual affairs of the church, was the fol- lowing record, made by the general court March 4, 1634-5: "This Court doeth intreate of the elders & brethren of euy church within this jurisdicon that they will consult & advise of one vniform order of discipline in the churches, agreeable to the scriptures, & then to consider howe farr the magistrates are bound to interpose for the preservacon of that vniformity & peace of the churches."
A complaint was made to the court, at the same session, that "divers" persons habitually absented themselves from church meetings on Lord's days, and it was ordered that two assistants might hear complaints and, at their discretion, fine or imprison the offenders.
As an aftermath of the contentious condition of the church during the winter of 1635-6, the period of the unsettled pastorship of Mr. Williams, meetings continued to be held in private houses. This continued after the banishment of Mr. Williams and before Rev. Hugh Peter had become the stated pastor of the church. The government was disturbed at the existence of this practice, and Governor Vane sent the following letter to the constable of Salem :
To the constable of Salem.
Whereas we are credibly informed, that divers persons, (both men and women,) within your town, do disorderly assemble themselves
JOSEPH HARDY ;2 mariner ; married Martha --; died in the spring of 1689; she survived him; children : I. Hannah,3 baptized July 30, 1648; died young ; 2. Elizabeth,3 baptized April 28, 1650; married Benjamin Pickman ; 3. Martha,3 baptized Sept. 5, 1652; died Jan. 5, 1674; 4. Joseph,3 born Sept. 30, 1655; 5. John,3 born March 1, 1658; died young; 6. James,3 born Dec. 4, 1660; 7. Hannah,3 born May 6, 1663; married John Marshall; she died in Boston, his widow; 8. Benjamin,3 born Sept. 5, 1665; died March 9, 1686-7; 9. William,3 born last week of April, 1669; died in 1697; had no children.
CAPT. JOSEPH HARDY ;3 master-mariner ; married Mary Grafton July 25, 1678; died April 14, 1687; she married, second, Edmund Feveryear ; children : I. Mary,4 born April 13, 1680; married Samuel Howard; 2. Joseph,“ born March 20, 1681-2; 3. Martha,4 born Dec. 23, 1683; died Jan. - , 1688-9; 4. Seeth,4 born June 13, 1686; living in 1691. JAMES HARDY ;3 mariner ; mar- ried Ruth Marsh June 20, 1687; died May -- , 1703; she married, secondly, Ezekiel Upton of Reading Jan. 23, 1711-2; child: I. Martha,4 born Aug. 20, I699; probably died in 170 -.
JOSEPH HARDY ;4 shipwright; lived in Salem and Boston; married Sarah Pickering June 25, 1707; children, born in Salem: I. Sarah,5 born Feb. 25, 1708-9; married Benjamin Mansfield; 2. Martha,5 born Feb. 26, 1710-I; married Benjamin Goodhue; 3. Seeth," born Feb. 7, 1712-3; married Na- thaniel Phippen: 4. Joseph," born Sept. 14, 1716, at Haverhill; died Sept. 3, 1718; 5. John, born Sept. 4, 1718.
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both upon the Lord's day and at other times, and contemptuously refus- ing to come to the solemn meetings of the church there, (or being some of them justly cast out, ) do obstinately refuse to submit themselves, that they might be again received; but do make conventions and seduce divers persons of weak capacity, and have already withdrawn some of them from the church, and thereby have caused much (not only dis- turbance in the church, but also) disorder and damage in the civil state, so as if they be suffered to go on, your town is like to be deserted of many of the chief and most useful members, to the great dishonour of God; these are therefore to require you forthwith to repair unto all such disordered persons, (taking assistance of two or three honest neighbours,) and signify unto them that their said course is very offen- sive to the government here, and may no longer be suffered, and there- fore command them from us to refrain all such disordered assemblies and pretended church meetings, and either to confine themselves to the laws and orders of this government, being established according to the rule of God's word, or else let them be assured that we shall by God's assistance take some such strict and speedy course for the reformation of these disorders and preventing the evils which may otherwise ensue, as our duty to God and charge over this people do call for from us, And when you have given them this admonition, you shall diligently attend how it is observed, and certify us accordingly, as you will answer your neglect herein at your peril.
H. VANE, GOU'r. Jo. WINTHROP, Dept. THO. DUDLEY.
From Boston this 30 of the 3 month, 1636.1
Upon the establishment of regular church services, under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Peter, this irregularity was lessened and finally several of the adherents of Mr. Williams removed to Rhode Island.
March 4, 1634-5, the general court ordered that no person shall keep a common victualling house without license from the court ; thus the authorities obtained indirect control of the conduct of the business of the people. September 3d following, Elias Stileman was licensed to keep an ordinary in Salem during the pleasure of the court. This was probably located on the western side of Central Street, about midway between Essex and Front streets.
The sale and use of liquor in ordinaries was productive of so much drunkenness that it became intolerable and the general court, Nov. 2, 1637, forbade the keeper to sell either sack or strong water; and on the twentieth of the month it was ordered that no single man or other inhabitant of the Massachusetts Bay Colony should lodge or remain in any inn or common victualling house longer than is necessary, and the constable was to make diligent
1Winthrop's Journal, Boston, 1825, volume II, page 343.
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search and inquiry therefor, their oath of office including this service. This act was directed against idlers.
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JOHN ENDECOTT.
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ENDECOTT LANDS.
July 3, 1632, the general court granted certain lands in Salem as follows :-
There is a necke of land lyeing aboute 3 myles from Salem, cont aboute 300 ac of land, graunted to Capt Jo: Endicott, to enioy to him & his heires for euer, called in the Indean tonge Wahquainesehcok, in English Birchwood, bounded on the south side with a ryver called in the Indean tounge Soewamapenessett, comonly called the Cowe Howse Ryver ; bounded on the north side with a ryver called in the Indean tongue Conamabsqnooncant, comonly called Ducke Ryver ; bounded on the east wth a ryver leadeing vpp to the 2 form ryvers, weh is called in the Indean tongue Orkhussunt, otherwise knowen by the name of Wooleston Ryvr; bounded on the west with the maine land.
There is another necke of land, lyeing aboute 3 myles fro Salem, cont aboute 200 ac, graunted to M' Sam11 Skelton, to enioy to him & his heires for euer, called by the Indeans Wahquack, bounded on the south vpon a little ryv' called by the Indeans Conamabsqnooncant ; vpon the north abutting on another ryver; called by the Indeans
TOWNSEND BISHOP
SAMUEL SKELTON
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Pouomeneuhcant ; & on the east, on the same ryv", also there is graunted to M' Skelton one ac of land, on weh his howse standeth, & 10 ac more in a necke of land abutting on the south ryver, vpon the harb" ryv' on the north, vpon Willm Allens ground on the east, & vpon M's Higgen- sons ground on the west.
Likewise there is graunted to M' Skelton 2 ac more of ground, lyeing in Salem, abutting on the south ryv' on the east, vpon the maine vpon the west, on Capt Endicotts ground on the south, & on John Sweetes ground on the north.
The three hundred acres granted to Mr. Endecott was his orchard farm, which is now included in Danvers. He erected a house near the Cow-House River, now known as Waters River, opposite the letter C in Cow-House River. At the head of the little creek to the east of the house was a spring from which he obtained water. The house was standing as late as 1712. The cow house was also near the Cow-House River and about half way between the dwelling house and Sylvan Street.1
Rev. William Bentley records in his diary, under date of Sept 21, 1796, a tramp through the orchard farm ; and he speaks of the site and environment as follows :-
We found that this house, gone before the memory of any persons living, was upon the descent of the hill facing southward. The place of the Cellar, which is to be seen is distinguished by an apple Tree growing on it. Behind was a building for the family servants, & domestic laborers, the place of which is now to be seen. There is a fine prospect in front, & a gentle descent to a little creek, in which the Gov. kept his Shallop. Tradition says there was a walk to this place, with damson trees & grape vines so thick that a person might walk unobserved. These have all been gone for many years. This place was called the Gov. Orchard, as he planted early Trees around his house. There is only one Tree left, which bears the Sugar Pear, and, by tradition, was planted in 1630. It is in front of the site of the house, it rises in three trunks from the ground, & is considerably high. There is a beautiful spring near Crane river, just before we came to the gate on the road.
Under date of July 26, 1802, Doctor Bentley wrote concern- ing the site of the governor's house: "The old Cellar is filled up & the stones sold."
The grant of two hundred acres to Mr. Skelton constituted Danversport, and ran along the northerly side of Crane River as far westerly as Hadlock's bridge on Holton Street.1 This grant and also that of Samuel Sharp subsequently became the property of John Porter.
1See Essex Institute Historical Collections, volume 51, page 361.
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On the twenty-first of May, 1635, a Dutch ship of one hun- dred and sixty tons burden, arrived at Marblehead, from Chris- topher Island, as it was then called, in the West Indies. She brought one hundred and forty-two tons of salt and ten thousand weight of tobacco.1 On Sunday, June 7th following, a ship arrived at Salem with passengers and cattle.2
For preventing excessive prices of commodities and loss of time by people going to the ships, it was ordered that one person in each town should buy for all; but this plan was not effective, for most of the people would not purchase unless they did their own trading. The seamen were much vexed, but some of them brought their goods on shore and sold them.2
The efforts of the general court to control commerce was again manifest in the order of the court, June 14, 1631, "that noe pson w'soeuer shall buy corne or any other pvision or merchtable comodity of any shipp or barke that comes into this bay without leaue from the Goun' or some othr of the Assistants." The court ordered, March 4, 1634-5, that no Indian corn or meal should be transported out of the colony till the next harvest.
In the production of whatever the earlier settlers in the colony could raise from the soil or extract from the forest or the sea, encouragement was given by the colonial government from the first.
For special improvements in the colony, each of the settle- ments was required to pay its share of the cost. In 1631, Salem was assessed three pounds and five shillings, it being their part of the cost of thirty pounds "for the making of the creeke att the newe towne."" The succeeding winter a palisado was made about New Town, at an expense of sixty pounds, which was levied upon the several plantations. Salem's portion was four pounds and ten shillings and Marble Harbor's six pounds. Why the share of Marble Harbor should be thus separated from Salem and assessed thirty-three per cent more is not apparent. When the fort in Boston Harbor was being built, the town of Salem was ordered, Nov. 5, 1633, to contribute towards its construction to the extent of the price of three days' work for every man, except the magis- trates and ministers.
The public colonial tax of 1633 amounted to four hundred and twelve pounds, the share of Salem being twenty-eight pounds. Of the six hundred pounds raised in 1634, to defray public charges, Salem's part was forty-five pounds.
1"Captain Hurlston came merchant." Winthrop's Journal, volume I, page 160.
"Winthrop's Journal, volume I, page 161.
3 Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, volume I, page 89.
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The general court, May 14, 1634, "ordered that in all rates & publique charges, the townes shall have respect to levy euy man according to his estate, & with consideracon of all other his abilityes, whatsoeuer, & not according to the number of his psons."
The colonial tax levy of July 8, 1635, amounted to two hun- dred pounds, Salem's share being sixteen pounds ;1 and of Sept. 3d following, of two hundred pounds and six shillings, Salem's part was sixteen pounds and six shillings.2 The general tax levy for March 3, 1635-6, was three hundred pounds, of which Salem paid twenty-four pounds.3 Of the colonial tax levy, Aug. 1, 1637, of four hundred pounds, Salem's share was forty-five pounds and twelve shillings.4 Of the tax levy of Nov. 15th, in the same year, amounting to nine hundred and eighty pounds, Salem's part was one hundred and twenty pounds.5 Of fifteen hundred pounds levied March 12, 1637-8, Salem was assessed the third largest and paid one hundred and seventy-two pounds and ten shillings.6 The colonial tax rate of Sept. 6, 1638, amounted to four hundred pounds, Salem's share being forty-four pounds, eleven shillings and three pence." That of June 6, 1639, amounted to one thousand pounds, and Salem's portion was one hundred and eleven pounds, thirteen shillings and eleven pence.8 Of the levy, May 13, 1640, of twelve hundred pounds, Salem paid one hundred and fifteen pounds.3
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