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Lynnfield Street, in South Peabody, was laid out as a country highway between Salem and Reading, by John Porter and Na- thaniel Putnam of Salem and Peter Palfrey and John Wesson of Reading, who were appointed March 25, 1659, and made their re- turn June 24, 1660, as follows: Beginning at a place called the Butts in Salem bounds and so through a plain called Mr. John- son's plain, then through a little plain between a great rocky hill and Mr. Gidny's meadow and through another little plain, leaving a brushy pond, called Dog Pond, on the lefthand, and so through a great plain, called Mr. Humphrey's plain, leaving Mr. Hum- phrey's pond on the righthand, and so to the then Lynn line. The Salem portion of the way was laid out four rods wide. The re- turn was accepted by the Salem court Dec. 10, 16611.
Nov. 18, 1661, the town granted to John Horne a parcel of land, forty by eighteen feet, in the gut between the houses of Wil- liam Lord, sr., and Hilliard Veren house, to satisfy him for want of land in his ten-acre lot; also, to Hugh Jones a parcel of land near John Southwick's; also, to William Mappor "so much land as the Inhabitants on Cape Ann Side shalbe Willing to give out of the Comon on the East fide of Bass River"; and, also, to John Green two acres of land where Abraham Warren lived on Ryall Side.
In the Salem court, Nov. 26, 1661, an assault case from Cape Ann Side was tried. The plaintiff was Osmond Trask and the defendant Roger Haskell. The trial is interesting only from its
1See the two returns which were made, printed in the Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, volume II, page 333.
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relation to Haskell's clay pit. This was by the side of the highway at Roger Haskell's hill1. The road was measured and found to be two rods and five feet wide and it was four rods to the further end of the pit. Haskell said that Trask had taken away clay in a forcible manner to the damage of the highway. Jeffrey Massey, aged about seventy, Nicholas Woodbury, aged about forty, and William Haskell, aged about forty-two, testified that the clay pit in the lane near the house of Roger Haskell was within the bounds of twenty acres of land long since granted to William Woodbury and widow Browne. William Dodge saw Osmond Trask digging clay over against Roger Haskell's door. William Haskell and Robert Hebord testified that the old fence used to stand over part of the clay pit hole, and the four rods set out for the highway did not reach over the clay pit by six feet, etc. The defendant was surveyor and he ordered Trask to stop digging. The clay pit was already dangerous a year before. The pit was six feet deep and so near Haskell's door and gate that it was dangerous for his cattle and carts. Haskell had possessed the land thirteen or four- teen years, and claimed that the lane was not a highway.
Dec. 23, 1661, the town granted to Mr. Johnson two or three acres of upland for fencing in of his meadow at his farm in Brooksby ; and Richard Leech a neck of land on Rial's Side which is encompassed by his salt marsh.
John, a negro belonging to Henry Bartholomew, was found dying from a gun wound, in December, of this year, and a jury of inquest was appointed, consisting of John Browne, Richard Prince, Walter Price, John Gedney, Daniel Rumbel, John Gard- ner, William Woodcocke, Nicholas Potter. Thomas Cromwell, Joseph Gardner. Robert Gray and Hilliard Veren, probably on the day he died or the next day, were sworn on the twenty- third, and on the same day returned their verdict, in which they state that they had "viewed the place where the negro was found lying and a gun lying by him, and heard the relation of several wittnesses, that were called before he was quite dead, and viewing his body and finding where the shot went into his body being about or Just beneath his short ribs over his leaft side, and came partly through his shoulder blad behind, and being all agreed in our apprehentions, doe Judg that he did willingly contrive and was the only acter in his owne death by shooting of the said Gun into his owne body."
Dec. 27, 1661, the selectmen rescinded a former grant of four acres of meadow to Nathaniel Felton, and instead he was now granted forty acres of upland on "the further" side of Ipswich River next to his meadow there bought of Joseph Pope; and
1For the location and a plan of this lot, see The Essex Antiquarian, volume XI, page III.
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John Bachelour was granted four acres of meadow with the pond near Mr. Blackleech's farm. At this meeting, William Lake1 William Jako and John Buttolph2 were admitted inhabitants, and became prominent citizens.
Jan. 2, 1661-2, was appointed by the general court "to be kept a day of solemne humilliation and supplication to the Lord for a thorough redresse, . . It being obvious to all pious and serious persons amongst us that wee are called of God deepely to humble ourselves for the many and great unproffitablenes, neglect, and indisposednes to a full inquiry and practice of the order of the gospell; the great ignorance and inclination of the rising generation to vanity, profanes, and disobedience; the sinfull in- dulgence in family government ; pride and excesse in apparell; in- ordinate love of the world and the things thereof ; insensibleness of evill occurrences ; and in speciall, God's suffering many enemies and underminers to multiply complaints against us to our sover- aigne lord the king ; the impetuous and restles intrusion of haere- ticks and enemies to the ways, worship, and ordinances of God; the cursed combination of Anti-christ and his adherents to ruine and trample upon all the sincere servants of God."3
Jan. 7, 1661-2, the selectmen ordered that a former grant of twenty acres of upland to Richard Adams be now entered.
Jan. 20, 1661-2, the selectmen admitted Mathew Price4, who came from Charlestown, for an inhabitant of the town, provided
1William Lake was a set-work cooper; lived on the northwesterly corner of Washington and Federal streets; in 1664, he lived in Philip Cromwell's house; married Ann Stratton about August, 1661; died in 1679; she died in 1680; children : I. Ann, born June 1, 1662; died June 10, 1662; 2. Abigail, born April 21, 1667; married. -; 3. Mary, born Feb. I, 1668-9; married Lewis Hunt; 4. William, born March 12, 1674-5; probably died young.
"JOHN BUTTOLPH1; leather dresser; lived in a house which formerly stood on the site of the Essex Institute; married Hannah Gardner Oct. 16, 1663; removed to Boston, where he lived in 1671; children: I. John2, born Sept. II, 1664; died April 23, 1665; 2. Jonathan2, born Sept. 9, 166 -; 3. John2, born Oct. 15, 1667.
JOHN BUTTOLPH2 married Priscilla -; he died May 10, 1713; she married, secondly, Simon Willard July 25, 1722; children : 1. John3, born July 1, 1688; lived in Boston; married Mehitable , had children; 2. Hannah3, born Dec. 9, 1689; married Nathaniel Osgood March 27, 1710; 3. Priscilla3, born July 31, 1692; married John Lansford Dec. 6, 17II; 4. Sarah3, born Jan. 20, 1693; married John Allen Nov. 18, 1713; 5. William®, born Sept. 7, 1695; died, unmarried, Sept. 23, 1720.
3Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, volume IV, part 2, page 34.
4Matthew Price was a tailor; married Elizabeth -- before 1656; they were living in 1684; children: I. Joseph, born in Charlestown March 23, 1656; 2. Sarah; married William Jamison of Charlestown Oct. 18, 1677; 3. Elizabeth; married John Edwards.
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he purchased a house to dwell in; and Charles Turner, son of Lieutenant Turner of Boston, was also received an inhabitant.
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Feb. 18, 1661-2, the selectmen granted to An-
thony Buxton twenty acres of land. Giles Corey, in consideration of some of his land having been made use of for a highway, was granted a small strip of about two acres of land near that which was Roger Morey's meadow, and also a spot or hole of meadow near Henry Phelps' house and near his own meadow.
March 3, 1661-2, the town ordered "that the land lying along the high way against Thomas Goldthwaite's and given to Hugh Jones and by him sold to William Robinson shall belong to Wil- liam Robinson and the widow Cooke from the way to the brook." The town also "Granted to John Buttolf to set fats to Dress leth- er a parcel of land not exceeding a pole and half square in the swamp adjoining to Mr. Curwin's land that was sometime Mr. Peter's." Three days later, this piece of land was laid out "from the frame set up by Thomas Tuck and so to run over the run and to join to Mr. Curwen's fence." The town also granted to John Beckett a parcel of land, not exceeding half an acre, next Richard Hollingsworth's fence. The town also laid out to Henry West1.
1Thomas West and Henry West were brothers and lived in Salem as early as 1658.
Thomas West was a planter ; married, first, Phebe Waters Oct. II, 1658; she died April 16, 1674; married, second, Mary Tenne Oct. 14, 1674; he was living in 1701; children: I. Samuel, born March 23, 1659-60; died in the summer of 1685; 2. Joseph, born Sept. 3, 1663; 3. Benjamin, born Oct. I, 1665; "living at the Southward" in 1701; 4. John, born Sept. 9, 1667; 5. Mary, born Jan. 31, 1675-6; 6. Elizabeth, baptized July 1, 1677.
HENRY WEST1; sadler ; married Elizabeth Merriam of Concord Sept. 7, 1664; she died Aug. 26, 1691; he died in 1703; children : I. Elizabeth2, born June 22, 1665; 2. Samuel2, born Jan. 25,- 1666-7; 3. Susanna2, born Nov. 16, 1668; unmarried in 1704; 4. Henry2, born Jan. 14, 1670; 5. Elizabeth2, born March 4, 1672; unmarried in 1704; 6. Mary2, born Feb. 22, 1675; married Richard Prince.
SAMUEL WEST2; sadler; married Mary Poor Jan. 29, 1690; she was living in 1728; he died in 1732; children : I. Samuel3, born Nov. 21, 1691; 2. Elizabeth3, born Sept. II, 1693; 3. John3, born May -, 1695; 4. Jonathan3, born Sept. 2, 1697; died young; 5. Daniel®, born April 22, 1699; 6. Na- thaniel3, baptized Sept. 6, 1702; 7. Mary3, baptized April 16, 1704; 8. Eliza- beth3, baptized Nov. 10, 1706; died, unmarried, Aug. - , 1787; 9. Jonathan3, baptized July 16, 1710. HENRY WEST2; shoemaker and sadler ; married, first, Judith Poor Feb. 2, 1704-5; she died Jan. 27, 1715; married, second, Susanna Phippen Dec. 2, 1718; married, third, Ruth, widow of Benjamin Phippen Dec. 22, 1726; he died Dec. 24, 1745; children : I. John3, born Jan. 6, 1705-6; fisherman; married Margaret Ward March 19, 1730-1; they were both liv- ing in 1760; 2. Henry8, born Aug. 13, 1708; 3. Elizabeth3, born Nov. 10, 1710; 4. Mary3, born Oct. 17, 1712; 5. Judith3, born Jan. 23, 1714-5; died Aug. 22, 1715.
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on the north side of Thomas Tuck's frame a plot to build a house
SAMUEL WEST3; sadler; married Mary Gale Nov. 25, 1714; she sur- vived him and was dead in 1730-I; children: I. Mary, baptized Sept. 18, 1715; died, unmarried, Feb. - , 1803; 2. Mehitabel4, baptized Oct. 27, 1717; died young; 3. Elizabeth4, baptized Dec. 13, 1719; married, first, William Stacey Aug. 17, 1739; second, Jonathan Ashby Dec. 7, 1752; 4. Samuel*, baptized June 20, 1722; 5. Mehitabel4, baptized Oct. 25, 1724; 6. Sarah4, bap- tized March 19, 1727; 7. William4, baptized May 12, 1728; 8. Benjamin4, bap- tized Feb. 14, 1730-I. JOHN WEST3; sadler ; married Mary Dean April 28, 1720; she was his wife in 1739; he died Feb. 21, 1751; children : I. Susanna“, baptized Aug. 12, 1722; 2. Sarah4, baptized March 15, 1724; died young ; 3. John4, baptized Sept. 5, 1725; 4. Mary4, baptized March 12, 1727; 5. George*, baptized April 27, 1729; 6. Sarah4, baptized Aug. 8, 1731; married Benjamin Peters Nov. 16, 1752; 7. Benjamin4, baptized Jan. 14, 1738-9. DANIEL WEST3; sadler ; married widow Elizabeth (Bickford?) Hauker Nov. 19, I744; died Jan. 3, 1748-9; she survived him; children: I. Mary4, baptized May 18, 1746; married John West Feb. 6, 1766; 2. Daniel4, baptized April 3, 1748; housewright; married, first, Ruth Oliver July 12, 1770; married, second, Sarah Burgess Oct. 23, 1796.
SAMUEL WEST4; mariner; married Mary Massey Oct. 8, 1747; died in May, 1774; she was his widow in 1791 ; children : I. Sarah5, baptized Jan. - , 1748-9; 2. Samuel Massey®, baptized Dec. 16, 1750; 3. Martha4, baptized Jan. 21, 1753; married Alexander Walker April 16, 1770; 4. Mary4, baptized Feb. 27, 1757; married Caleb Smith (published Oct. 5, 1777) ; 5. Benjamin5; 6. Abigail5, baptized Aug. 26, 1764. WILLIAM WEST4; distiller and mer- chant; married Mary Bickford Nov. 1, 1750; died at sea, by drowning, Aug. 17, 1803; she died Sept. 15, 1813; children : I. Williams, born Dec. 3, 1751; died at sea March -, 1788; 2. Sally5, born Feb. 8, 1754; unmarried in 1801; 3. Mehitable5, born Feb. 8, 1754; 4. Benjamin5, baptized Feb. 9, 1755; lived in Salem, baker, in 1788; 5. Nathaniel5, born Jan. 31, 1756; 6. Ebenezer®, born Aug. 17, 1758; 7. Edward4, born Aug. 22, 1760; mariner ; lived in Salem in 1791; 8. Thomas®, born Jan. 3, 1762; mariner ; lived in Salem in 1788; 9. John5, born Sept. 6, 1764; 10. Mary2, born Jan. 3, 1769; died, unmarried, April 15, 1813; II. Sarah5, born Feb. 16, 1772; married John Gardner. CAPT. GEORGE WEST4; fisherman; married, first, Abigail Cook April 28, 1751; she was living in 1775; married, second, Alice Whittemore (published Nov. 23, 1782) ; he died March -, 1802; children : I. Abigail5, baptized June 6, 1756; 2. George®, baptized June 6, 1756; 3. John4, baptized May 22, 1757; 4. John®, baptized June 24, 1759; 5. Benjamin5, baptized Aug. 5, 1764; 6. Sarah5, bap- tized Aug. 18, 1765 (Sally married Thomas Tuck, published Feb. 17. 1785) ; 7. Margaret5, baptized June 12, 1768; died young; 8. Margaret5, baptized Aug. 26, 1770; married Jacob Townsend Aug. 24, 1791 ; 9. Mehitable®, bap- tized Aug. 16, 1772. CAPT. BENJAMIN WEST4; mariner and merchant; married Abigail Phippen Aug. 9, 1762; she died Dec. - , 1798; he died March 22, 1809; children: I. Elizabeth5, baptized Sept. 29, 1765, at two years of age; died, unmarried, Feb. 3, 1855; 2. Susanna®, baptized Sept. 29, 1765; died Sept. I, 1787; 3. Benjamin®, baptized July 31, 1768; merchant; died July 14, 1825; 4. Thomas5, born about 1778; 5. Mary ; died Nov. - , 1798.
SAMUEL MASSEY WEST5; mariner ; married Mary Young (published Sept. 8, 1773) ; he was dead in the spring of 1801; children: T. Patty6, born about 1782; 2. Samuel6, born about 1785; 3. John6, born about 1787; died Feb. 1, 1821; 4. Nancy6, born about 1787; 5. Abigail®, born about 1790; liv- ing in 1801. CAPT. NATHANIEL WEST; master mariner ; commanded a pri- vateer in the Revolution ; merchant; married, first, Elizabeth Derby May 23. 1783; she died March 19, 1814; married, second. widow Julia Houghton of
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of two rod in length and twenty foot in breadth at one end and eighteen foot the other end."
William Woodcock1 lived in Salem in 1660, and was the first apothecary here. He was called "doctor", and among his personal
Andover June 25. 1816; she died March II, 1844; he died Dec. 19, 1851, aged ninety-five; children : I. Henry6, born June 27, 1785; died in 1810; 2. Martha Derby®, born Feb. 17, 1787; 3. Nathaniel®, born Nov. 29, 1788; 4. Elizabeth6, born Oct. 19, 1790; married Capt. Edward Lander Oct. 19, 1813; 5. Edward Gibaut6, born April 7, 1794; died aboard Hercules, at Island of Timor, Nov. 20, 1818; 6. Sarah Derby6, born Dec. 21, 1797; died April II, 1819; 7. Richards, born Jan. 23, 1818. GEORGE WEST; fisherman; married Margaret Tuck (published Dec. 16, 1775) ; drowned on a voyage to North Carolina in January, 1789; she married, secondly, John Coats Jan. 31, 1792; children : I. George®, baptized Aug. 25, 1776; 2. Betsey6, baptized Aug. 16, 1778; died in Hamilton Dec. - , 1816; 3. Samuel Symonds®, baptized Jan. 26, 1783; 4. Benjamin6, born Aug. - , 1787; died Feb. 2, 1847; 5. Nabby6, baptized April 5, 1789. CAPT. THOMAS WEST; master mariner ; married Elizabeth Moseley April 5, 1807; died Jan. 24, 1849; she died, his widow, Feb. 25, 1864; children: I. Abigail Phippen®, born July 17, 1808; married Richard Gardner Nov. 25, 1835; 2. Elizabeth M.6, born Sept. 1, 1810; died Dec. 14, 1825; 3. Susan6, born Aug. 16, 1812; married John Rust of Louis- ville, Ky., Aug. 27, 1840; 4. Thomas Barnard6, born May 21, 1815; principal of Beverly Academy; died Oct. 8, 1842; 5. Benjamin6, born June 15, 1818; living in 1849; 6. Martha Moseley6, born April 7, 1821; married James Emerton ; 7. George Eden6, born April 19, 1823; lived in Worcester in 1862; 8. Elizabeth M.6, born Sept. 19, 1831; unmarried in 1849.
NATHANIEL WEST"; removed to Indianapolis, Ind .; state senator ; mar- ried Mary Bowles White of Beverly Aug. 4, 18II; died Sept. 7, 1843; children : 1. Henry7, born Aug. 22, 1812; 2. Nathaniel™, born Oct. 22, 1814; 3. William Henry™, baptized Oct. 1, 1815; 4. - 7 (daughter), born March 21, 1816; 5. Mary Elizabeth7, born May 15, 1817; 6. George Edward, born Nov. 25, 1819; lived in Indianapolis; trader; married Sarah E. Whittridge Oct. 13, 1845; 7. Francis7, born Aug. 13, 1822; 8. Sarah Derby7, born Sept. 4. 1825; 9. Martha", born Jan. II, 1829. RICHARD WEST7; merchant; married Dorcas H. Cleveland Sept. 15, 1841; children: 1. - 7, born March 13, 1844; 2. Julia", born Jan. 5, 1846. GEORGE WEST6; merchant ; married Deborah Ayers April 1, 1810; died April 14, 1844; she died, his widow, March 29, 1856;
children : I. George7, born May 29, 1810; 2. John A.", born about 1812; merchant; died at Somerville. Mass., unmarried, June 15, 1858; 3. Samuel', merchant; living in 1878; 4. Caroline D."; of Salem, unmarried, in 1878; 5. Eliza Ann7, born Jan. II, 1817: died March 3, 1821 ; 6. Benjamin A. born March 29, 1820 ; 7. Eliza Ann7, born in 1823; died, unmarried, July 25, 1848.
GEORGE WEST7; merchant; married, first, Mary Endicott Dec. 8, 18 12; second, Mary Webb; she died Jan. 2, 1844; he died June 24, 1852; child : I. George W.8, born May 17, 1850. BENJAMIN A. WEST7 ; merchant; mar- ried Nancy B. Downing Jan. 14, 1852; died at Pleasantville, N. Y., Aug. 3. 1877; she died, his widow. March 31, 1883; children : I. Annie D.8; married Robert W. Willson of New Haven, Conn., Dec. 14. 1881 ; 2. George8, born June 2, 1855 : married Sophie C. Harris April 18, 1883; 3. Arthur Websters, born Aug. 26, 1861 ; president of the Naumkeag Trust Company and Salem Hospital: married Emily C. Fessenden April 13, 1886; died April 20, 1925. 1William Woodcock married Hannah -; and the following-named children are recorded as having been born in Salem (a child died here about the time Mr. Woodcock died) : I. Hannah, born June 7. 1663; died July 7. 1667; 2. Susanna, born Dec. 17, 1664: died a few days later; 3. William, born Oct. 12, 1666; died March 21, 1667.
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estate was a cornet ("curnett")-a scarf anciently worn by phy- William Woodcocke sicians, indicative of their pro- fession. On land of Edmond Batter, at about that date, he erected a large dwelling house which is still standing on its original site at 274 Essex Street. This was the first house erected on either side of the street between Washington and North streets, except houses on the corners of those streets. About 1735, Timothy Orne, who had lately bought the house and land, added to the house, building out the front to the sidewalk and making a gable on the street at the western end by raising the roof in front. The leanto must have been added much later, as its frame is of soft sawn lumber. The main timbers are of oak, a foot square, and the thick planks were hewn from the primitive logs. The attic shows a unique construction of the ridge plank. Mr. Wood- cock died June 16, 1669, having never received a deed of the land from Mr. Batter. Mr. Batter gave a deed of it to Daniel Andrew of Salem, a brick-layer, Dec. 13, 1669. Sept. 17, 1670, the widow of Mr. Woodcock released her interest in the property to the ad- ministrators of the estate of Mr. Woodcock, and, Feb. 18, 1672-3, the administrators conveyed to Mr. Andrew the house, household goods, clothing, physic, drugs, vessels, pots, horse, etc.
In a letter to the Ipswich court, Rev. John Higginson said that Mr. Woodcock "died in horror, complaining of the snare of company and drinking."
Mr. Woodcock was the first apothecary in Salem, and in the inventory of his estate is listed a small still and another still, four pair broken scales, chest of drawers, box of drawers, a mortar and
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an old broken mortar, two glass bottles, gallipots in the shop, in which the ointments were kept, and "apotticharies drugs."
Mr. Woodcock was licensed to distill strong water for a year and sell by retail, at Ipswich court, March 25, 1662. This license was granted with the understanding that he should sell to none but masters of families of good repute, nor sell after sunset, and to keep a record of sales, as to persons, times and quantities. His license was renewed for retailing strong water for one year ensuing Nov. 24, 1663, and for 1665 to 1667.
At the same meeting, John Clifford1 and William Segrave were admitted as inhabitants, pro- vided they brought a certificate wiffiam Songraus from some magistrate that they
were allowed to be inhabitants in this jurisdiction. These young men from Boston were allowed to be inhabitants Feb. 15, 1663-4.
John Balch, son of the immigrant of that name, was drowned in North River in January, 1661-2. A jury of inquest, warned by a constable, consisting of Henry Bartholmew, Jefferie Massey, Richard Prince, Hillyard Veren, Thomas Cromwell, Isaac Wil- liams, Zebulon Hill, William Curtis, John Hill, John Knight, Samuel Archer and Thomas Robbins, probably on the day of the drowning or the next day, were sworn Jan. 16, 1661-2, and, on the same day, returned their verdict, in which they stated that "said Balch beinge constrayned to leave the Canow in which he was bound over the river at Salem ferrie, by reason of the violence of the winde and wave and Indeavoringe to returne againe to the shore died by the extremitie of the cold with the violence of the winde the rage of the sea and so perished in the water."2 He left a widow and a young child, the latter dying soon after.
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1John Clifford, born about 1630; rope maker; lived in a house which stood in the middle of Derby Street, on the western side of English Street; removed to Lynn after 1680, and was of Lynn in 1696; married Elizabeth -; died June 17, 1698.
2In volume I, page 84, it is stated, through a typographical error, that John Balch was "divorced June 16, 1662," when it should have read, "drowned in January, 1661-2."
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CHRISTOPHER BABBIDGE HOUSE.
June 6, 1662, the selectmen laid out into lots, according to the order of the town, the land lying between Essex Street and the creek leading from the common to Collin's Cove, and sold them for five pounds each. The lots were laid out as shown by the opposite plan, and granted as follows: I. This lot was granted to John Robinson, the tailor, who was then living at Edward Woolan's, Aug. 7, 1672. He built a dwelling house thereon and lived there. 2. This lot was probably granted to George Gardner Jan. 27, 1662-3. 3. This lot was probably granted to Joseph Porter Aug. 26, 1665. 4. This lot was probably granted to Christopher Babbidge before 1683, when he owned it, having erected a house, in which he lived. This house was one of the best in the neighborhood, and the staircase is still in use in that section of the house which remains upon the original site. A pic- ture of the house as it was built is given above, and a view of the staircase is inserted to show the ancient newel post and balusters, all of which are beautifully carved. Mr. Babbidge died about I7II, and his son Christopher succeeded him on the place. In 1717, the building committee of the East or Second Church met here and considered the plans of its first meeting house, which was built on the opposite side of the street. Mr. Babbidge died in
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1755, and the administratrix of his estate conveyed the land and buildings to Richard Derby, the merchant, Nov. 8, 1757. Mr. Derby died in 1783, having devised to his daughter Mary Crown- inshield this "House in which she lately dwelt now occupied by Joseph Moses." Mrs. Crowinshield conveyed the estate to James Cheever, a merchant, Aug. 24, 1799. Mr. Cheever died Sept. 23,
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1839 ; and his children conveyed the buildings and land to Phineas R. Weston June 1, 1840. In 1859, Mr. Weston cut off the eastern end of the house and moved it to Grant Street, where it still stands. Mr. Weston's family conveyed the remainder of the house and the land to Charles Bowker July 21, 1885, and Mr. Bowker lived there until his decease. 5. This lot was granted to John Mascoll June 6, 1662 ; and he built a house upon it. 6. This lot was grant- ed to Robert Lemon June 6, 1662 ; and he immediately erected a house upon it. 7. This lot was granted to widow Hollingworth June 6, 1662; and a small dwelling house was built upon it.
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