Essex Town (part 9 of 26)

Anniversary Exercises of Battle and Massacre of Wyoming. This is the report of the proceedings of the Wyoming Commemorative Association on the occasion of the 1 20th anniversary of the Massacre, July 4, 1898. The address was by Francis W. Halsey, of New York, on Pennsylvania and New York in the Border Wars of the Revolution.

The frontispiece is a map of that section of Salem that is bounded by Washington, Essex and North streets, and the North river. It is based on actual surveys and title deeds, and is drawn on a scale of two hundred feet to an inch. It shows the location of all the houses standing in 1700. The braces marked " a " show where Bridge street now runs, " b," Federal street, " c," Lynde street, and that marked " d " where Sewall street begins. Lynde street was laid out in 175 1, Federal street (first called Marlborough street) in 1793, and Sewall street in 180 1.

Washington street was first called a street in 1656, Street from the meetinghouse to North river in 1666, Broad street in 1687, Town-house street in 1695,* Town street in 1698, School-house street in 1698, Old Town-house street in 1726, Main street in 1731, School-house lane in 1742, School street in 1762, Court street in 1792, and Washington street in 181 5. Essex street was originally called Batter's lane,t and was first called a street in 1669, when it was known as Street to the meeting-house. It was known as Main street as early as 1696, as Paved street § in 1787, and as Essex street in 1796.

*Washington street was called Town, or Townhouse street, School, or School-house street, and Court, or Court-house street, respectively, because the town- school- and court-house stood in the middle of the street in early times.

Weld to ye water side in 1685, Street where Dr. Weld liveth in 1687, Weld's lane in 1696, Lane leading to ye North river in 17 18, Curwen's lane in 1719, Street or Lane leading to ye great bridge over the North river in 1749, Lane to the great bridge in 1756, Daland's Lane in 1 756, Street to North river in 1774, Street from North bridge to town in 17 74, Street leading to Northfield bridge in 1783, Road to great bridge in 1783, Street or Lane leading from the town pump to the North bridge in 1788, and North street in 1801.

In the sketches which follow, after 1700, titles and deeds referred to pertain to the houses and the land under and immediately adjacent thereto and not always to the whole lot, the design being, after 1700, to show the history of the houses principally.

Edmund Batter House, Edmund Batter owned the strip of land on Essex street from Washington to North streets, of the width of the corner lots ; and he lived in the house that stood on this lot, on the corner of Essex and Washington streets. Mr. Batter was a merchant, and was living on this corner as early as 1649. He died in August, 1685, at the age of eightyseven, leaving widow Mary (who was daughter of Daniel Gookin, esq., of Cambridge) and four children. In his will he gave to his wife the western or new end of the house and new leanto adjoining the old bake-house and the western part of the lot, and to his son Edmund the eastern or old end of the house (where Mrs. Glover then lived) with the middle kitchen or old hall, the barn and shop, and the eastern part of the lot. Mrs. Batter died the house and lot and shop and coal The end of the lot next the street was houses to William Northey July 25, i769.§ also a portion of Mr. Batter's original lot. The estate was owned by Messrs. Coats and was conveyed by him to Daniel Anand Northey when the great fire of Oct. drew of Salem, bricklayer, Dec. 13, 1669. || 6, 1774, destroyed all the buildings, to- Mr. Andrew erected a house upon it, probgether with the adjoining Tabernacle meet- ably the next year; and, Dec. 17, 1677, ing-house, and other houses and buildings, conveyed the house and land to Thomas At the time of the fire the house was oc- Gardner, jr., of Salem, merchant.^ Lieucupied by Nathaniel Dabney, apothecary, tenant Gardner died in 1695 ; and Ju : 29, By additions it had become very large. 1698, his representatives sold the estate to Elizabeth Batter Lot. Edmund Bat- Stephen Sewall.^ Mr. Sewall conveyed it ter devised this lot, in 1685, to his daugh- to Mr. Emerson Aug. 16, 1698 ;** and ter Elizabeth, who was then a young child, thus the whole lot became Mr. Emerson's. She died, under age, in 1701 ; and her In 1703-4, the rear sections of the lot mother, who was administrator of her es- were called by Daniel Batter his own pastate, conveyed the lot to Henry West, sr., ture, but just what his interest was, if of Salem, sadler, Jan. 20, 1701-2.II Five he had any, does not appear. He, howdays later, Mr. West sold the lot to Eliza- ever, Nov. 25, 1704, conveyed the entire beth's mother. J Mrs. Batter died in 1702, lot to Joseph Orne, jr., of Salem, cordhaving devised it to her son Daniel, who wainer;tt ^'^d, Jan. 8, 17 12, Mr. Orne became a merchant in Boston. conveyed it to his brother Timothy Orne

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Captain Orne added to the house, bringing the front to the sidewalk, and making a gable in the street side at the western end, by raising the roof in front. The leanto must have been added very much later, as the framework is of sawn soft lumber. He died in 1753, aged seventy-one, having devised the house and lot to his sons Samuel and John. Nov. 11, 1760, these brothers conveyed the premises to their brother Timothy Orne.* In 1761, Mr. Orne built the house now standing next easterly of this house and removed thither, his son Samuel occupying the old house thereafter. Timothy Orne died in 1767, having devised the old house and lot to his son Timothy, who lived in Danvers. The son Timothy died in the winter of 1789- 90, having devised the estate to his wife Elizabeth, who owned it until July 29, 1824, when she (being then of Boston) conveyed it to Robert Brookhouse of Salem, merchant. t Mr. Brookhouse conveyed it to Abel Hersey of Salem, upholsterer, Nov. 26, i825.§ Mr. Hersey failed, and his assignees sold the estate to Larkin Thorndike and Betsey Varney April 14, 1829.11 Betsey Varney died, and her executor conveyed her interest in the property to Dr. John G. Treadwell of Salem July I, 1 836. J On the same day Dr. Treadwell conveyed it to Dr. George Osborne of Danvers.^ Mr. Thorndike conveyed his interest to John Jewett Oct. 13, 1845 '}** and Mr. Jewett conveyed the same to Dr. Osborne Jan. i, 1856,1! Dr. Osborne lived in Peabody, and died, intestate, in 1882. In the division of his estate this was assigned to his daughter Eliza D., who married Michael W. Shepard, and died in 1893, and the old house and land remain in her estate. This is one of the very old houses in Salem. Even the up- per plates and beams are of oak, hewn about a foot square, and in the attic may still be seen thick planks hewn from the primitive logs. The picture shows the old house as it is now (see opposite page 171).

Daniel Batter Lot. This lot was a part of the original lot of Edmund Batter, who devised it to his son Daniel ; and Daniel sold it to Stephen Sewall Feb. 3, 1703-4.*

Stephen Sewall House, The northern portion of this lot, down to the lot of Dr. Weld, was the western portion of Elder Samuel Sharp's field. Elder Sharp died in or before 1662, and his wife Alice survived him three years. Upon her decease this section of the field was divided among four of his children, the division lines running from east to west where the dashes are placed at either end.

To whom the northern strip was assigned the writer does not know, but it was " ye widow Eleanor Robinson's " in 167 1. She probably had only a dower interest in it, and at her decease in 1674 it came into the possession of Edmund Batter, who died in 1685, having devised it to his son Edmund. The latter conveyed it to Stephen Sewall Oct. 9, 1696.!

The third strip was assigned to Nathaniel Sharp, who conveyed it to John Turner June 5, 1 67 1. II Mr. Turner died possessed of it in 1680; and his widow Elizabeth subsequently married Maj. Charles Redford and possessed it. Upon her decease, Mr. Turner's only son and heir, Capt. John Turner, conveyed it to Mr. Sewall Jan. 10, 169 7. |

*Essex Registry of Deeds, book 18, leaf 74. tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 12, leaf 2. § Essex Registry of Deeds, book 7, leaf 124. II Essex Registry of Deeds, book 3, leaf 136. JEssex Registry of Deeds, book 13, leaf 96. ITPeter Odlin's name is also spelled in the record of deeds, Adley, Ardlee, and Odly.

field (at the cross+) was erected about 1630 Hved in this house, and died in 1753, bethe block house or fort for the defence of queathing to his cousin William Lynde of

10, 1672, Mr. Maule sold the northern her deceased son Rev. Thomas Fitch Olihalf of the strip to Mr. Rea ; \\ and also ver. A partition was made among these children released their interest in the es- house upon it immediately after his purtate to their eldest brother Samuel Sewall chase, which was at about the time of his of Edward Norris, who was brother and northern side of his part (probably as seheir of John Norris, conveyed the estate to curity) June 10, 1672. § Mr. Maule built

Deliverance Parkman Hotise, This lot ly by Dr. Daniel Weld. Mr. Maule conwas a part of the original lot of Edmund veyed this part of the lot, with the house, Batter, who gave it to his brother-in-law to Dr. Weld, who was then living here, Hilliard Veren, sr., of Salem, and the lat- May 12, 1674.II Mr. Rea died possessed ter's daughters Dorcas and Sarah, "my two of his portion, and his son Joshua concousins," Jan. 18, 1669. II Sarah married veyed the whole of the northern half of the Deliverance Parkman 9 : 10 mo : 1673, whole lot to Stephen Sewall, with the house and this lot came into the possession of and barn, April 6, 1685. J Mr. Sewall Mr. Parkman. He built his house upon it conveyed the same to Dr. Weld the next at about that time. Sarah died 14: 11: day.^ March 30, 1688, Henry Cook's 1681-2, and he died in 17 15. Their heirs eldest son, Isaac, released to Messrs. Rea, conveyed the estate to John Clarke of Weld and Sewall the same portion that his Salem, merchant, March 17, 1730, Mr. mother had conveyed to Joshua Rea.** Clarke then occupying the premises. | Mr. The whole of the southern half of the lot Clarke died in 1 764, and his widow con- was the western end of the original lot of tinned to occupy the house with her Rev. Edward Norris, who died possessed daughter Deborah Fairfax Clarke, who of it in 1659. He devised it to his son married, Dec. 16, 1780, John Hartley An- Edward, who conveyed the northern part derson, an English physician. Dr. Ander- of it (a strip twenty-five feet wide, and of son died Nov. 16, 1781 ; and his widow, the whole length of this lot) to Dr. Weld with her only child, Mary Clarke Anderson, Nov. 3, 1677.! t Mr. Norris conveyed the continued to occupy the house with the remainder of his part to George Booth widow Clarke. The latter died in 1784 ; Jan. 9, 1677-8.^ Mr. Booth conveyed it and Mrs. Anderson and her daughter con- to Stephen Sewall, who sold it to Dr. Weld tinned to live here until Mrs. Anderson's in 1685.^ with the house thereon, then occupied by Roger Peal and Joseph Browne, mariners.* Mr. Purchase conveyed the house and lot to Isaac Williams, jr., of Salem, cordwainer, May 1 8, 1716.! Mr. Williams sold the house and lot to Thomas Bray of Salem, mariner, Nov. 22, i728.§ Mr. Bray died soon after, and, Dec. 29, 1733, his administratrix conveyed it to Joseph Henderson of Salem, fisherman. 1| Mr. Henderson died in 1767; and, under his will, his widow conveyed the estate to the proprietors of the North church June 15, 17724 The house was immediately taken down, and the land added to the church lot.

The remainder of the lot, with a house thereon (probably a new one which Dr. Weld had built, about 1700, for his home), was conveyed by his said daughters (widow Hide having married Edmund Batter) to George Deland of Salem, cordwainer, Nov. 12, 1718.^

Edward Norris House and Elizabeth Glover Lot. These lots comprised the eastern end of the original lot of William GerrJsh, which ran through to Williams' lane. When of Newbury, gentleman, Mr. Gerrish conveyed the lot and house thereon to Rev. Edward Norris 7 : 6 mo : 1649.** M!r. Norris lived here until his decease, in 1659. He devised " my dwelling house I now live in " and the land to his son Edward, who was a schoolmaster here from 1640 to 1671. Edward lived here until his death, in 1684. In his will he devised the premises to his two children, Edward and Elizabeth, equally. Sept. 4, 1695, the children made a division, Edward taking the northern half and the house and Elizabeth the southern half.

Elizabeth had married Joseph Glover, and was his widow at the time of her father's death, living in 1685 in the house of Edmund Batter on the corner. She

Registry of Deeds, tEssex Registry of Deeds, §Essex Registry of Deeds, II Essex Registry of Deeds, JEssex Registry of Deeds, HEssex Registry of Deeds, **Essex Registry of Deeds, married, secondly, Samuel Moulton of Rehoboth ; and they conveyed the lot to her only son Edward Glover of Rehoboth, cordwainer, March 4, 1706-7.* Three days later, Edward conveyed it to Capt. Habbackuk Gardner of Salem, mariner.!

Mr. Norris lived in his father's house until his disease, in 1700. He was succeeded by his son Edward, who lived here until 1769, when he died, having devised the estate to his four children, Edward, John, Elizabeth and Judith. Edward lived in the house when, in 1774, it was destroyed in the great fire.

Rev, Nicholas Noyes House. The northern part of this lot (down to the dashes) was the southeastern corner of Sharp's field, of which Elder Samuel Sharp died possessed, in or before 1662. In the division of his estate in 1667, this portion was assigned to his daughter, wife of Thomas Jeggles,§ with the exception of a small piece in the northeastern corner measuring fifteen feet on the street and twenty-five feet on the rear end, running back ten rods. This little strip had belonged to Nathaniel Sharp, who had the adjoining lot on that side, and he conveyed it, with the remainder of his lot to Capt. John Price Dec. 18, 1684.11 Capt. Price died possessed of it in 1 69-, and his only son and heir Walter Price conveyed it to Rev. Nicholas Noyes Sept. 14, 16984 The remaining portion of the northern part of this lot, which had been assigned to Abigail Jeggles, was conveyed by her husband to William Brown of Salem Dec. 21, 1682.^ April 15, 1684, Mr. Brown conveyed it to Rev. Mr. Noyes \% and. May 22, 1684, as administrator of his father and mother, Samuel and Alice Sharp, Nathaniel Sharp released the lot to Mr. Noyes. ^

*Essex Registry of Deeds, book 18, leaf 227. tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 18, leaf 229. *Otherwise called Giggells or Jiggells. §Essex Registry of Deeds, book 7, leaf 10. JEssex Registry of Deeds, book 13, leaf 57. IFEssex Registry of Deeds, book 6, leaf 122.

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his house in 1649, the original lot running through to Williams' lane. Mr. Cook died Dec. 25,1661. The estate then came into the hands of Theodore Price, who died possessed of it in 1672. His administrator conveyed it, with the barn and house in which the deceased had dwelt, to Milliard Veren jr., of Salem July 9, 1672.* March 4, 1677-8, Mr. Veren conveyed the premises to Ezekiel Cheever of Salem,t Mr. Veren then living in the house. Peter Cheever was called the owner in 1682 ; and, April 14, 1684, Rev. Thomas Cheever of Maiden (Ezekiel's brother) conveyed the lot, with the house, bake house and stable, to Mr. Noyes.§ Jan. 31, 1687, Isaac Cook, eldest son and heir of Henry Cook, the original owner, released the lot to Mr. Noyes. ||

Rev. Mr. Noyes died Dec. 13, 1717; and his administrators conveyed the estate to Rev. Samuel Fisk, his successor in the ministry, July 18, 17 184 Mr. Fisk conveyed the house and lot to Benjamin Pickman Dec. 15, 1762,^ In 1764, Mr. Pickman built the large brick house on the northeast corner of the lot, and the old house was taken down.

Lewis Hunt House. This lot was a part of Sharp's field, being the northern portion of the lot assigned to Nathaniel Sharp in the division of his father's estate in 1667. In the house standing upon the lot in 1684 Nathaniel lived, and it was probably the home of Elder Sharp, the father. Nathaniel was a mariner, and he conveyed the house and lot, for sixty-six pounds, to Capt. John Price of Salem, merchant, Dec. 18, 1684.** Capt. Price died possessed of the land in 1691, but the old house was gone. His only son and administrator, Walter Price, conveyed the lot, for forty-three pounds, to Lewis Hunt of Salem, mariner, Sept. 15, i698.tt Mr.

Hunt immediately erected a new house thereon, and lived in it. He died possessed of the estate in 1 7 1 7 ; and his daughter Hannah Hunt released the house and lot to her brother William Hunt Dec. 21, 1 73 1.* William Hunt died in 1780 possessed of the " mansion house," bake house, barn and lot ; and in the division of his real estate in 1782, the buildings and eastern partion of the lot were assigned to his son Lewis Hunt.f Deacon Lewis Hunt was a baker, and had his shop in the front end of the house. He died in 1797 ; and the children sold the estate to John Russell of Salem in 1829 and 1831. Mr. Russell died April 12, 1853, having devised the estate to his children, Rev. John Lewis Russell and Sarah Orne Russell. In August, 1863, while they owned the estate, the old house was taken down. The picture of it herewith given was taken about 1857 (see opposite page 178).

John Pomeroy House. This lot was assigned, in 1667, to John Norton of Salem, house carpenter, who married a daughter of Elder Samuel Sharp, this being a portion of the Sharp field. Mr. Norton sold it, with the house, to John Pomeroy of Salem, mariner, Oct. 4, i674.§ The house was gone Dec. 16, 1709, when Mr. Pomeroy's widow Mary, then wife of John Foster, and her only son, John Pomeroy, conveyed the lot - to Lewis Hunt. ||

James Gillingham House and Edmund Batter Lot. These lots belonged to the widow Eleanor Robinson in 1656 and 1666. She lived in the house, and died in 1 6 7 4, probably having a life estate only, Edmund Batter being the owner in fee. Mr. Batter died in 1685, having devised the house and land to his son Edmund, of Salem, tanner, Oct. 18, 1695. Edmund conveyed the small lot and the house to James Gillingham,} the house then being occupied by John Bligh. Mr. Gillingham took down the old house, probably in 17 19.

Registry of Deeds, book 67, leaf 41. tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 139, leaf 163. *Essex Registry of Deeds, book 4, leaf 91. *Essex Registry of Deeds, book 21, leaf 142. tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 24, leaf 70.

John Milk House and Estate of William Lake House. Thomas Wilkes of Salem, shipwright, and his wife Mary, for twentyseven pounds, conveyed to Thomas Hale of Newbury these two lots, the eastern end released by William Allen and Abigail Allen, both of Salem, children of Abigail Lake, May 21, 1731, to Paul Langdon of Hopkinton, joiner,* whose wife Mary was daughter of Mary Lake. Mr. Langdon and his wife Mary conveyed one-half of the house and lot to Samuel Epes of Salem, mariner. May 24, 1732.!

Benjamin Orne House. The eastern end of this lot early belonged to Thomas Wilkes of Salem, shipwright, and his wife Mary. They conveyed it, with other real estate, to Thomas Hale of Newbury Oct. I, i656.§ Mr. Hale evidently sold it to

Mr. Milk built a house upon the lot, lived Ralph Fogg prior to 1661, in it, and died possessed of the same in Thislot belonged to Ralph Fogg in 1656, 1689. By his will he devised the northern the southern boundary line being upon a half of the lot and house to his son John, ridge made by Mr. Fogg by the digging of a and the southern half of the lot and barn ditch. He went to London, where he died, to his daughter Mary Milk, to be equally and his son and heir John Fogg of Barndivided lengthwise. His widow Sarah lived stable, Devonshire, Eng., gentleman, conin the house. Joseph Wesson of Reading veyed the land to his (John's) brother and wife Sarah, granddaughter of John Ezekiel Fogg of London, merchant, Jan.

Milk, sr., deceased, and probably daughter and heir of Mr. Milk's daughter Mary, conveyed the southern half to Joshua Hicks of Salem, shopkeeper, April 11, 1726.11 The northern half of the lot was conveyed by John Milk of Boston and James Milk of Falmouth, Me., shipwrights, sons and heirs of John Milk, jr., to Joshua Hicks May 13, 1734.I The old house apparently was then gone.

2, 1 674-5. II The latter conveyed it to William Longstaff of Salem, cordwainer. May 25, 1676. 1 Immediately upon his purchase of the lot Mr. Longstaff built a house thereon, in which he lived. Jan. 9, 1677, he conveyed one-half of the lot and house to Benjamin Horne^f of Salem, tailor.** Mr. Home evidently bought the other half, as his children sold the whole of the estate in 1734, by their several deeds, one of which refers to the house, in explaveyed the Lake lot and the house to John nation why it was not conveyed, as fol-

The house was small, and had a leanto in Estate of John Turner Lot. This bei666. For thirty- five pounds, Mr. Knights longed to William Brown, jr., merchant, in

In rest so sweet and hardly earned belonginge to me for her the faid Eliza- Was lowly laid the dead ; beth to haue and inioy the fame as her

The will of John Fairfield of Wenham maininge || shall all, be equally in the prowas made Dec. II, 1646, and proved in portion devided, betwine my wife, and the Salem quarterly court 8 : 5 mo : 1647. three Children 1| foe many of them as The following copy is taken from the origi- shall then survwe\\. And further this is nal instrument on file in the office of my will that my wife shall fee the bringclerk of courts at Salem, book i, leaf 77. inge vp of my Children Chriftian Like and

1646 : To god be the prayfe, I John ffayre- them vnto fuch honeft occupations or lawefeild beinge in perfect memory though full Callings or Conditions of life as she in weake in Boddy doe make this my laft her wifedome wtfk the advice of the iMpviswill and Teftament in manner & forme as ors of this my will shall esteem most meete, followeth, ffirft I Committ my foule into this her said Care of them to extend tothe hands of my fay thful redeemer, through wards my faid Children vntill my yongeft p'^ferued fafe through his merrits and wor- is my fonne Walter shall reft himfelf fatifthynes alone unto the great day of the fyed with what I heere haue done as Con-

Boddy beinge reunited togither by the and advice that he would approue himpower of his grace and the efficacy of that selfe dutifull vnto his Mother vpon whofe

Pleafure is that they be difpofed in fuch and my ground futably fenced and inforte as here followeth : clofed accordinge as she finds the fame

& ground which I haue in Coptnerfhipe age that then she shall before the solemnwith Jofeph ^^/thelder to her & to her if inge of the fame enter into fufficyent ty Acres of vpland lyinge within my fearme had from Salem w*^^ two acres of middow to be laid out moft indifferently by my supvifors to inioy it at one and twenty yeeres of Age.

Item I Conftitute And ordayne Elizabeth my wife fole Executrix And my Louinge and well approued freinds m'^ Henery Bartholomew of Salem and Robertt Hawes of Salem thefe two Supvifars to this my laft will and Teftament In witnes where of I haue fet to my hand And Seale :

Malachi Allen5, born in Manchester March 10, 1740-1. He was a fisherman; and lived in Manchester. He married Ruth Edwards of Manchester Jan. 12, 1762. She died Sept. 19, 1823, aged eighty- two; and he died Dec. 10, 1829,

AzARiAH Allen5, baptized in Manchester May 24, 1 741, lived there. He married Sarah Leach of Manchester (published Dec. 27, 1760) ; and was lost at sea in 1777. She died April 18, 1831, aged ninety-four.

and lived in Manchester. He married Elizabeth Norton of Manchester May 3, 1772. He was lost at sea in 1780; and she survived him, administration being granted on her estate September i, 1794.

Isaac Allen5, bom in Manchester Feb. 6, 1758. He was a mariner; and lived in Manchester. He married, first, Rebecca Tewksbury of Manchester March 30, 1779. She died Sept. 10, 1807 ; and he married, second, Mary Foster, widow of Thomas Wells, Jan. 12, 1808. He served in the Revolution, for seventeen months as a private in the Massachusetts troops, and for eight months as a seaman on the transport schooner Endeavor. Mr. Allen died Sept. 26, 1841, aged eightyfour; and she died Feb. i, 1843, aged eighty- two.

329 - VI. Jacob^, b. Aug. 20, 1789; m. Lucy Galloup of Wenham Jan. 29, 1809; had fourteen children; clergyman; lived in Beverly, Wenham and Lynn, Mass., in Cavendish, Vt., and in Ticonderoga and Elizabethtown, N. Y. He d. Aug. 2, 1852 ; and she d. April 9, 1871, aged eighty.

Dea. Nathan Allen5, born in Manchester July 25, 1768. He was a housewright ; and lived in Manchester, on the farm of his father, which he gave to Nathan. He was deacon of the church for about thirty years. He married Elizabeth Perry of Manchester July 5, 1792 ; and died July 21, 1837. She died Feb. 26, 1856, aged seventy-seven.

Nehemlah Allen5, born at Manchester Nov. 24, 1753. He lived in Manchester; and married Ruth Allen of Manchester Dec. 8, 1774. He died in Dartmoor prison ; and she married, secondly, Jacob Cheever April 13, 1802, dying Dec. 5, 1824. Children, born in Manchester : - 350 - I. Nkhemiah^ b. Oct. 8, 1775; settled

David Allen5, born in Manchester Feb. 10, 1755. He was a fisherman; and lived in Manchester. He married Elizabeth Edwards of Manchester March 6, 1777 ; and died May 15, 1794. She died Dec. 13, 1832, aged seventy-four.

Nathaniel Marsters Allen^, bom in Manchester Nov. 3, 1767. He lived in Manchester ; and married Elizabeth Lee of Manchester Dec. 10, 1789. She died Feb. 28, 1847, ^g^^ eighty; and he died Jan. 31, 1855, aged eighty-seven.

William Allen^, born in Manchester Dec. 3, 1752. He was a mariner, and lived in Manchester. He married, first, Anne Lee of Gloucester Oct. 3, iTj6 ; and, second, Sally Edwards of Mancheso

Hooper Allen^, born in Manchester Jan. 4, 1763. He was a mariner; and lived in Manchester. He married Sarah Kitfield of Manchester Dec. 18, 1788; and died Nov. 11, 1 8 1 5 . She died Aug. 15, 1854, aged eighty-six. He served in the Revolution.

Jonathan Allen^, born in Manchester Oct. 23, 1766. He married Anna Edwards Dec. 26, 1786; and moved, in 1790, to Hopkinton, N. H., where he lived for several years. He then returned to Manchester, where he afterward lived. She died Oct. 11, 1840; and he died Dec. 5, 1849, ^g^d eighty-four.

Daniel Allen^, born in Manchester July 16, 1768. He lived in Hopkinton, N. H., and Manchester, Mass., and married, first, Nancy Weir of Beverly about 1790. She died; and he married, second, Elizabeth Lurvey of Gloucester. Mr. Allen was a noted singer.

Abner Allen^, bom in Manchester Oct. 9, 1767. He was a fisherman; and lived in Manchester. He married Lydia Lee of Manchester March 30, 1790; and died March 6, 1830. She died Aug. 19, 1852, aged eighty-eight.

Richard Allen^, born in Manchester April 8, 1774. He lived in Manchester; and was a shipmaster. He married, first, Polly Prince of Manchester Dec. 6 (5 - Gloucester church records), 1796. She died May 24, 1820; and he married, second, Belhia Driver Sept. 18, 1823. She died July 14, 1833 ; and he married, third, Rebecca Girdler Dec. 22, 1833. He died March 15, 1837 ; and his widow, Rebecca, died April 18, 1845.

John Allen^, born in Manchester Jan. I, 1776. He lived in Manchester; and married Ruth Leach of Manchester Dec. 26, 1797. He was a ship-master; and died Aug. 27, 1834. She died Oct. 13, 1843.

Aaron Allen^, born in Manchester Aug. 28, 1765. He lived in Manchester; and married, first, Lucy Story of Manchester Dec. 3, 1789. She died March 24, 1794; and he married, second, Sally Crafts of Manchester Nov. - , 1795. He died March 31, 1839; and his widow, Sally, died June 15, 1857, aged eighty-three.

Darby ffeild (his a mark) acquits Nathaniell Boulter of all debts from the beginning of the world, June 2, 1647. Wit : Edward Starbuck and John Redman. Elder Starbuck affirmed to his signature 22:1: 1660, before Tho : Bradbury and Sam : Hall ; and John Redman in court 12 : 2 mo : 1660.

Feb. 4, 1658, George Corlis and wife Joanna (her i mark) of Haverhill, for ;^42, convey to John Haseltine of Rowley my now dwelling house and four acres of land on west side of the little river by Steven Kent's house lot ; and 6 acres of planting land I bought of Hugh Sharratt, bounded by Mr. Joseph Jowett and Hugh Sharratt. Wit : Richard Littlehale and Mary Littlehale. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22:1: 1659.

March 18, 1658, Matthias Button (his r- mark) and wife Tegle (her T mark) of Haverhill, for ;^30 lox., convey to John Haseltine of Rowley 6 acres of planting land, bounded by highway, Steven Kent; 3 acres of upland, bounded by John Eyers, highway to land of Robert Eyers ; 3 acres in Hawke's meadow, bounded by Thomas Eyer ; and 3 commonages. Wit : Roger Lamtton and Richard Littlehale. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22 : i : 1659.

March 20, 1659-60, Edward Cottell (his H mark) of Salisbury, for 40^*., bargains to sell to John Haseltine of Salisbury 4 acres of marsh in Salisbury, bound-

May 16, 1659, WilHam Simons (also, Symons) (his \ mark) of Haverhill and wife Elizabeth (signed by mark), for ;£20, conveyed to John Haseltine of Rowley 11 acres of land by the house grantee bought of George Corlis, and four commonages. Wit: Richard Littlehale and Abraham Whiticker. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22 : I : 1659.

Feb. 8, 1659, Steven Kent of Haverhill and wife Ann, for ;£3, conveyed to Jn^ Haseltine of Rowley four acres of privilege land, bounded by Mr. Joseph Jewett, highway and great river. Wit : Richard Littlehale and Tho : Eaton. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22 : i : 1659.

" On the 1 2 th inftant died at Taunton, much lamented, Mrs. Elizabeth Lufcombe, the wife of Robert Lufcombe, Efq ; fhe was relict of the Rev. Mr. John Chandler, of Billerica, deceafed, and daughter of Mr. Samuel White, of Haverhill." - Essex Gazette, Oct. 18-25, J768.

96. Peter Cloyse, sen., of Salem Village, 1692, was husband of Sarah (Town) Cloyse. In his deed disposing of his real estate in Salem Village preparatory to his removal to Framingham, Oct. 30, 1693, his wife Sarah released dower. - Ed.

TOi. Richard Leach and wife Abigail sell woodland, in 1722, that belonged to the estate " of our brother Samuel Woodbury deceased," appertaining also to the " estate of our brother Benjamin Woodbury." It is probable that the wife Abigail was a Woodbury, and a widow Foster when he married her. - Ed.

Rambles About Old Ipswich. Ipswich, 1898. The Ipswich Historical Society has prepared and The Independent Press has published a fine and interesting souvenir of the ancient town. Sixty-four halftone illustrations of historic and picturesque places are given, the text being by Rev. T. Frank Waters, president of the society. Price, 75 cents.

Governor Thomas Dudley's Letter TO the Countess of Lincoln, March, 1 63 1, is the American Colonial tract for August, 1898. It contains considerable of interest to Essex county, concerning the Indians and their sagamores, the death of the wife of Rev. Mr. Skelton, and several other incidents connected with Salem history.

History of the Wagenseller Family IN America. By Geo. W. Wagenseller. Middleburgh, Pa., 1898. The Wagenseller Publishing Company, of Middleburgh, has issued this volume of 325 pages, in cloth. It contains fourteen illustrations, most of them being portraits. The genealogy of the descendants of Christopher Wagenseil from 1743, with full and interesting biographical sketches, comprise the bodv of the work. The remainder is devoted to the King, Orwig, Forrer and other allianced families. There is also an index of names other than Wagenseller. Price, $3.00.

Early Methods Of Cooking

which swung in the fire-place. Pot-hooks covered with hot coals or ashes, were short pieces of small-sized iron rod, bent partly over at each end so as to form hooks. Trammels were similar to pothooks, but longer, and made to shut together by sliding, so that their length

Iron pots were the earliest cooking ves- xhe Belknap inventory contains the earlisels in use here, being mentioned in the est mention of frying pans here,

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Most families, however, had one or more iron rods called spits. The spit was thrust through the meat to be roasted which was then securely fastened in an even mass by thin and narrow pieces of iron about seven inches in length. This was done by thrusting the skewers through the meat and through the holes in the spit. Dr. Felt says that skewers were sometimes made of wood. The spit was placed horizontally above the hearth before the open fire, the ends resting on supports in such a way that it could be turned. In the early days, poor boys were hired to turn the spit, and they throve on the gravy that fell into the dripping pan. The Belknap inventory contains the first mention of a spit in Essex county.

Whether the roasting was done on a spit or cord the meat was repeatedly basted with gravy from the dripping pan, which was placed below the meat to catch the fat that fell therefrom. The first mention of a dripping pan here is also found in the Belknap inventory. It is still used, though now it holds in the baking-oven both meat and gravy.

The constant attention that had to be bestowed upon a roast was a burden upon the early cooks, and a mechanical contrivance to keep the spit in motion was invented, being named a jack. The power was obtained from heavy weights. The machine was fastened above the fireplace, and was connected with the spit by a belt. It had to be wound up, there being a rachet within the drum next to the large

The tin kitchen, which caused the passing of the jack, was a tin cover which was placed upon the hearth over the roast, the side next to the fire being the only one open. The cover collected the heat and appUed it, in some degree, to all sides of the meat. The engraving shows how the spit was placed in this frame, and how it was turned by the handle. Around the handle end of the spit were a series of small holes. The little point projecting from the back part of the handle was inserted in these holes, one at a time, resting for a few moments in each one successively, thus holding the roast securely in the same position until a partial turn was given by moving the point to the next hole. This was a great improvement; still, the necessity of constant watchfulness and frequent turning of the meat remained. The brick ovens of our fathers must not be forgotten. From the earliest settlement until recent times ovens were built by the side of the kitchen fireplace, at a convenient height. They were flat on the bottom and arched above. Some of them were quite deep, and a thin shovel, made of wood or iron, called a peel, was necessary to move in and out the pots of browTi bread, Indian pudding and beans. The bricks were first heated by a roaring wood fire in the oven itself, which was continued until they were sufficiently hot. The remains of the fire were then removed, and the oven thoroughly swept. The earthen pots of prepared bread, pudding and beans were placed therein, and the entrance closed. After the gradual and thorough baking of from twelve to fifteen hours these products of the culinary art came forth with a flavor and deliciousness that is rare in these days of modern cookery.

Stoves superseded these ancient methods of cooking early in this century. They provided for boiling, baking, frying, broiling and roasting. One can hardly realize in these days of labor-saving inventions and the almost automatic methods of cooking what it was to be a good cook two hundred or less years ago.

The first cooking stoves that the writer has found advertised were offered for sale in 1820. These were the Lawrence & Mellen stoves. The advertisement stated that, " The oven is so constructed that the fire passes entirely around so that they bake perfectly even in every part of the oven. They are calculated for the use of three boilers, which will do the cooking and washing of any common family ; and the boilers are brought in contact with the fire, to the best possible advantage, so as to make a great saving of fuel ; and they have the advantage of an open fire sufficient to roast by." The following are engravings of two cooking stoves that were offered for sale in Salem in 1834.

The Yankee Baker

herewith, was advertised. It burned wood or coal, and was warranted t o save half of the amount of fuel consumed by other stoves. Lewis' Patent Improved cooking stove was also in use at that time.

Stewart'S Air-Tight Cooking Stove

coal. This stove was awarded the silver medal, by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic'^Association, at the fair in September, 1 844, as the "best cooking stove."

In the same year, C. C. Doty was selling at his store in the Phenix building, corner of Front and Fish streets, in Salem, Shepard's new heating and cooking stove.

"We hear from Newbury-Port, that on Wednefday laft the Rev. Christopher Bridge Marsh was ordained Paftor of a Church and Society, lately formed there being Part of the Congregation formerly under the paftoral Care of the Rev. Mr. Lowell, deceafed. The Rev. Mr. Noble of Newbury, made the firft Prayer; the Rev. Mr. Wibird, of Brain tree, preached ; the Rev. Mr. Chandler, of New- Rowley, gave the Charge ; the Rev. Dr. Langdon, of Portfmouth, gave the Right Hand of Fellowlhip; and the Rev. Mr. M'Clintock, of Greenland, made the laft Prayer." - Essex Gazette^ Oct. 18-2^^ iy68.

The Shipwreck Of Capt. Ephraim Howe. 1 87

Lynn, Mass., where he was a Heutenant decided to attempt to reach New Engin the militia and representative in the land, when their improvised rudder was had become so accustomed to abstinence,, of Chrift my Savior for a glorious refurhowever, that the stomach forgot its ection at the laft day.

gur, the passenger, died ; and the boy the reft of my Estate moveable & immovefollowed a few days later, in April. able to be fold or difpofed of according to

Alone, the days passed wearily to Cap- the difcretion of my executors, in pte totain Howe. The weather grew milder as wards the pviding for my Children whileft spring came on, and he was more com- heere remayning in this land, & the feafonfortable. He now noticed fishing vessels able tranfpotation of them ouer Sea into going to the Grand Banks, and vainly o"" Native County vnto Create yarmouth used every means he had to attract atten- in Norfk in old England, & the Refidue tion. At last his signal was seen ; and that fhall remayne to be fent over vnto from a vessel, belonging to Salem, a boat my feffoes of Truft there, to be imployed was sent to the island. With a heart full by them to the vfe of my fd Children, of joy at his deliverance he was received It. my will & mind is to bequeath my on the vessel, which arrived in Salem July two daughters vnto my deere mother in 8, 1677, a few days after his rescue, ten Law m"^*^ Elvin. in Create yarmouth enmonths having elapsed since he sailed treating her, & my /<?^'ing father in law m"^. from Boston on his terrible trip. He re- Elvin her Hufband, to take care of them, turned to New Haven, where he was at what time the providence of god fhall hardly recognized, being so much changed bring them ouer. when I due alfo hearby by his awful experience. He died Sept. conftitute my fefoes of truft together with 8, 1680, only three years after his deliv- m^ John Philips of wenham or any one erance, his death probably having been of thefe at that time furviving to lee to hastened by his sufferings. the difpofe of thefe my f^ Children, & - of what eftate fhall remaine to be deftrib- the clerk of courts at Salem, book I, leaf 82. It my will & defire is, that my chilgth Qf ^th X647. dren during the time of there abode in this laftlyl doe heereby conftitute&ordeyne Clark, and Elizabeth-Davis, dau. of Wilmy trufty & welbeloued freind m"^. William Ham and Sarah Clark,§ July 14.

mind is, they fhould haue reafonable fut- Peter, son of Peter and Martha Richiffaction out of my f^ goods, glueing an ardson, and Rachael, dau. of Daniel Stilaccompt heereof vnto my Supvifor & final- man, Oct. 6.

Rockport Baptisms, 1755-1808

Samuel, son of Thomas and Dorcas Dresser, William, son of Hugh and Mary Parkas t, Esther, dau. of Benjamin and Patience Knights, and Lucy, dau. of Henry and Lucy Morgan, May 8.

Samuel-Davis, son of Joseph and Annis Thusten, William, son of Joshua and Elinor Gamage, Charles, son of Lamuel and Lois Wonson, and Ebenezer, son of Thomas and Dorcas Dressor, Nov. 19.

Winthrop, son of Daniel and Anne Thusten, Nehemiah,§ son of Nehemiah and Betty Grover, and Susanna, dau. of John and Eunis Thusten, Sept. 2 2.t

William, son of Benjamin and Lucy Hale,t Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary Finson, Betty, dau. of Benjamin and EHzabeth Stockbridge, and Samuel (Shepard), son of Mary Keezer,§ Jan. 16.

Samuel, son of John and Sara Row, John, son of John and Eunis Thuston, John, son of Jabez and Mary Row, || and Molly, dau. of Issek and Molly Jakups, Jan. 3 [1781?].

Sally, dau. of Daniel Row, Aug. 2.* Joshua Gamage, jr., and wife. Lois, dau. of Ebenezer and Dorcas Pool, and Solom :-Gott, son of John Thurston, Aug. 2.

Edmund, son of Wilim Haskins, Ebenezer, son of Samuel Davis, Ambers, son of Ambers Thuston, and Vens, dau. of Benj. and Eleseb Stobrg, Dec. 5 .

dau. of Jeremiah Butman, William, son of Nathaniel Merchant, Lois, dau. of Ebenezer Pool,§ Sally, dau. of Daniel Row, Easther, dau. of Benjamin Row, and Samuel, son of Joshua Gamage,|| May 2 2.-f-

William, son of Benjamin and Lucy Hale, Esther, dau. of Joshua and Ester Webster, Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Lucy-Tarr,* and Sally- Soper, dau. of Benjamin and Anne Marshall, May i.

Josiah, son of Abraham Pool, Ebenezer-Cleaveland, son of Isaac and Olive Pool, James and Martha, children of Jams and Martha Abbott, and Nathaniel, son of William and Anne Low,t May 26.

John and Elizabeth, children of Jams and Elizabeth Harris, § Elizabeth, dau. of Moses and Jerusha Norwood, David, son of David and Anne Tarr, Polly, dau. of Ambros and Molly Thuston,|| John, son of Nathaniel and Rachael Forster, and Rachael, dau. of John and Anne Blachford, June 15.

John, Rachel, Moses, Jean and Mary, children of Thos. and Margaret Richardson, Joshua, Moses, John, Betsey and Benjamin, children of Joshua and Ruth Norwood, John, Margaret, Charity, Peter and Samuel, children of Peter and Charity Gott, and Thomas, son of Thos. and Ami Richardson, July 27, Mount Desert.

Mary, WilHam, David, Isaac, Elizabeth and Sarah, children of Daniel and Hannah Gott, and Susanna, dau. of Daniel and Deborah Gott, July 28, Got's Island, Me.

Rebecca, dau. of Ebenezer Herrick, Samuel, son of Samuel Herrick, Ami Brown, dau. of Mrs. Brown, now wife of Samuel Herrick, Daniel and Ebenezer, sons of John Herrick, and William, son of James Fly, July 30, Herrick's Bay, Me.

Rockport Baptisms, I755-1808

Andrew, son of Andrew Wood, John, son of Captain Horton, Sarah, dau. of Mr. Condage, Dyer, son of Mr. Peters, Molly, dau. of Robert Wood, Phineas, son of Phineas Osgood, Jonathan, son of Nicholas Holt, and Moses and WiUiam, sons of Moses Carlton, Sept. 14, Blue Hill, Me.

Jacob, Betsy and Isaac, children of Abram Somes, and Hannah Prudence, Samuel, Mercy and John, children of Samuel Read, Oct. 2, Mount Desert.

Joshua, son of Capt. Mark Pool,* Daniel-Barber and Nancy, children of Dan : -Barber Tarr, Eps, son of Daniel and Mehitable Young, Nancy, dau. of Jeremiah and Patty Butman, Mary, dau. of Thomas Giles, Esther, dau. of Jams and Patience Parsons, George, son of Eben*^. and Betsy Gott, Daniel, son of Caleb and Lucy Pool,t and Benjamin, son of Benjamin Row,§ Nov. i8.||

Rhoda, dau. of Benj. Stocbridge, Betty- Davis, dau. of Ambros Thusten, Moses- Plats, son of Moses-Plats Clark, Polly,dau. of widow Elwell, and Sally, dau. of Oliver Tarr, June 29.*

Abraham, son of John Elwell, Samuel, son of Samuel Ingersal, Dolly, dau. of Daniel Davis, Molly, dau. of John Whorley, Betsey, dau. of Edward Higgins,and Lusee, dau. of Nath^ Day, July 19. ||

William, son of Mr. Dodd, Tammi, dau. of Andrew Pirce, Andrew, son of Caleb Lane, Hannah-Row, dau. of Jonathan Kimball,! Jams, son of Jams Woodberry, Lucy, dau. of Joseph Wheler,^ and a child of Jonathan Robinson, Oct. 4, 3d Parish, called Squam.

Rockport Baptisms, 1 755-1808

William, Amey and John, children of John Walker, Robert, son of James Doughs, and Shedrick, Abner and Abigail, children of John Black, Oct. 26, Sedgwick.

Betsey, dau. of Ebenezer Herick, Isaac and William, sons of John Herick, Joseph, son of Samuel Herrick, and Rachael, dau. of William Wells, Nov. i , Sedgwick, Herrick's Bay.

Henry, son of Capt. Henry Story, John- Edward, son of William Brown, Molly, dau. of Samuel Ober, and Thomas, son of William Allen, July 17.]:

Bette, Samuel, Ethan, Steaven and Ruben, children of Steaven Smith, Joanna, dau. of Mr. Barkley, Nancy-Gardner, dau. of Micael Mallet, and Molly, son of Jams and Ruth Smith, Sept. 7.

David- Sanderson, son of William and Olive Swanson,|| Jabez and Charles, sons of Eben^ and Betty Gott, Hannah, dau. of John and Esther Gott, and Rhoda, dau. of Jonathan- Plats and Patty ParsonsJ June

Mary, dau. of Reuben and MoUy Brooks, Mary, dau. of John-Vas and Hannah Cleaveland, Beulah-Cleaveland, dau. of John and Beulah Burns, Thomas-Parsons, son of Thos.-Parsons and Elizabeth Knights, and Anne, dau. of Ebenezer and Deberah Row,t Sept. 4.*

Descendants Of Walter Allen Of Newbury Descendants Of Walter Allen

Walter Allen', born about 1 601 ; was living in Newbury in 1640; and removed to Watertown about 1652, thence to Charlestown about 1673. He married,

Children : - 2 - 1. JOHN^, b. about 1 63 1. See below {2). 3 - II. Daniel^, lived in Charlestown, Lancaster, Watertown and Sudbury; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. John Sherman of Watertown; and had eleven children. He d. in 1705. 4 - 1"« Joseph^, was a cooper ; lived in Weston; m. Anne Brazier Oct. II, 1667; and had nine children. She d. Dec. - , 1720; and he d. in Weston Sept. 9, 1721. 5 - IV. Abigail^, b. Oct. i, 1 641, in Newbury. 6 - V. Benjamin^, b. April 15, 1647, in Newbury ; lived in Lancaster and Charlestown; had three children; and d. in Charlestown Sept. 20, 1678.

II - V. Benjamin^, b. Jan. 30, 1661-2, in Newbury; farmer; lived in Weston; m. Frances Rice of Sudbury; and had six children. He d. in Weston Aug. 12, 1 72 1. Among his descendants was Dr. Nathan Allen of Lowell.

180. Lucy Babcock of Salem married Robert Trumbull, aide-de-camp to one of the generals in Washington's army during the Long Island, New York and New Jersey campaigns. The marriage took place after the Revolution, and the couple removed at some time in the next ten years to Boston, and subsequently to Craf tsbury, Vt. Who were her parents ?

181. I will pay five dollars for the evidence of the parentage of Ann (Wood) , wife of Theodore Price of Salem. She married^ secondly, Col. Dudley Bradstreet in 1702. MRS. M. c. c.

103. The querist is somewhat confused in his statements in this query. The facts are these. Bethiah was a daughter of Solomon, jr., and Sarah (Burnam) Giddings, and was born in Ipswich July 18, 1 749. She married, first, John Boardman, jr., of Topsfield Nov. 8, 1770. He died Jan. 28, 1771; and she married, second, Josiah Fitts of Ipswich Feb. 20, 1776. Mr. Fitts died Oct. 7, 1776 ; and she married, third, John Gould of Topsfield June 3, 1777. - Ed,

178. Hannah Allen, wife of Peter Ayer, was daughter of William Allen of Salisbury, where she was born June 17, 1642. Her mother was Ann, daughter of Richard Goodale of Salisbury. - Ed,

This number completes volume two of The Essex Antiquarian. There have been published during the year the wills proved in Essex county from 1644 to 1647; the gravestone inscriptions in the present town of Andover before 1 800 ; the genealogies of families from Acres to Allen \ the record of the Essex county Revolutionary soldiers and sailors from Andrews to Averell ; and abstracts of the old Norfolk county records from 1655 to

Descendants of John Fairman of Enfield, Conn., 1683-1898. By Orrin Peer Allen, Palmer, 1 898. John Fairman, or Firman, emigrated from Essex county to Enfield, Conn., about 1682. This pamphlet of 36 pages gives the genealogy of his descendants and much other interesting and valuable matter. Good indices of names are added. A portrait, in halftone, of Prof. Charles Fairman, LL. D., is inserted as a frontispiece. Price, 75 cents ; sent, postpaid, by the author. Palmer, Mass.

The Pillsbury Family : William and Dorothy Pillsbury of Newbury and their Descendants. By David B. Pilsbury and Emily A. Getchell. Everett, Mass., 1898. Bound in half morocco, with gilt top, this new volume of 336 octavo pages is attractive enough for a table or gift book. The zeal, labor and taste of the compilers have produced a genealogy of more than average accuracy and completeness, the mechanical part of the volume being also excellent. Many biographical sketches and other interesting reading matter, and a good index, are included. The illustrations consist of nine steel and half-tone plates, the frontispiece being a view of Pilsbury Grange, Derbyshire, England. Three views of the ancient Pillsbury homestead in Newburyport, and six portraits, including those of Hon. A. E. Pillsbury and Parker Pillsbury, are given. Price, ^4.00 ; to be had of Miss E. A. Getchell, at Newburyport.

Page 172, second column, eighth line, for *^disease^^ read ^^ decease,*^ The reference mark to the third footnote should be a section (§), and the next parallels (||).

Source changes here: from Biographical Review, Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts, by Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, Pub, published 1898; 276,677 words in this source stream.

Atlantic States Series Of Biographical Reviews

NoTK. - All the biographical sketches published in this volume were suljiiiitled to their respective subjects or to the subscribers, from whom the facts were primarily obtained, for their approval or correction before going to press, and a reasonable time was allowed in each case for the return of the typewritten copies. Most of them were returned to us within the time allotted, or before the work was printed, after being corrected or revised; and these may therefore be regarded as reasonably accurate.

A few, however, were not returned to us; and, as we have no means of knowing whether they contain errors or not, we cannot vouch for their accuracy. In justice to our readers, and to render this work more valuable for reference purposes, we have indicated all uncorrected sketches by a small asterisk (*), placed immediate'y afl^;- f]^e name of the subject. They will be found printed on the last pages of the book, t

Preface

The present volume of the Biographical Review - the XXVIII. of the "Atlantic Series" - may be considered fairly representative of the intelligent, industrious, enterprising population, urban and rural, of Essex County, in the last decade of the nineteenth century. Many of the names here set forth reveal descendants of the original colonists of this early settled section of the old Bay State ; others, the children and grandchildren of later comers; and yet others denote worthy citizens of foreign birth or parentage - loyal Americans all, useful to State and nation, and well reputed. Where desired, space has been gladly given to the tracing of lines of ancestry and of collateral kinship, effort being faithfully made to avoid in this feature, as far as possible, both the initiation of error and the perpetuation of past mistakes - ever present pitfalls in the path of the genealogist, which we cannot hope to have utterly escaped. We have thus blended, to a degree unusual in biographical writings drawing their subjects from men of the times, jxrsonal and family history, and in so doing feel confident that we have imparted to our work an additional element of enduring value.

Biographical Review Publishing Company Thomas W. I'Eirce

WENTWORTH PEIRCE, railroad president and multi-millionaire, for many years a summer resident of Topsfield, Mass., where he owned a large and valuable estate, was a native of Dover, N. H. He was born August 16, I Si 8, son of the Hon. Andrew and Betsey (Wentvvorth) Peirce, and was a descendant in the eighth generation of John, of V^YjitertowiT^ Mass., who came over from England in 1637. The successive ancestors in this line were: Anthony,- who emigrated before his father, John"; Joseph'; Benjamin^; Benjamin 5; Andrew''; and Andrew,' the father above-named. (The history of the family is recorded in the Peirce Genealogy, compiled by Mr. Frederick Clifton Peirce, published in 1S80. )

The Hon. Andrew Peirce, Jr., was born in Gloucester, Mass., and was in early life a mariner, becoming the master of a vessel. Turning his attention to merchandise in 1827, he engaged in trade and navigation until the time of his death, which occurred in Dover, N. H., March 28, 1850. He had filled many offices of trust in the town, and was a member of the Senate of the State of New Hampshire. His wife, whose maiden name was Betsey Wentvvorth, died in Dover, December 22, 1866, in the seventy-third year of her age. As we learn from the Wentworth Genealogy, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Roberts) Wentworth, and, grand-daughter of Colonel Jonathan, who was son of Samuel, grandson of Ephraim, and great-grandson of William Wentworth, colonist, for many years Ruling Elder of the church in Dover, N. H. Samuel, here named, was a cousin of Lieutenant Governor John Wentworth; and Colonel Jonathan was a second cousin of Governor Benning Wentworth.

Eleven children were born to the Hon. Andrew and Betsey (Wentworth) Peirce, and eight of these grew to maturity; namely, Mary A., Andrew, Thomas Wentworth, James W. , William, Elizabeth J., George H., and Lucy D.

While attending school, Thomas Wentworth Peirce, the second-born son, lived at the parental home, assisting in the work upon the farm. He was still a young lad when he received an appointment to a clerkship in town; but shortly afterward, his health proving delicate, his father sent him to the island of Cuba, where he spent the winter, and in the spring took the voyage to New Orleans, also visiting Texas, then almost a new and undeveloped country. He returned to Dover when fifteen years of age, and assisted his father in business for the ne.xt three years. At nineteen he was appointed on the staff of the Governor of New Hampshire, and the same year he became associated with his brother in business in Dover. In 1843 he removed to Boston to enter the house of Peirce & Bacon, who ran a large fleet of packets between Boston and Galveston, Tex. In 1851 his brother Andrew became a member of the firm, and the trade was extended to the South, especially to Texas, where the house handled cotton, sugar, and hides; and in 1S52 Mr. Peirce opened a branch house at Galveston, Tex. From this point he was active in aiding nearly all the enterprises of the South-west, and was instrumental in the building of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, of which road he was the president and owner. He was associated in his New York office with Messrs. C. P. Huntington, Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins, and others, and with them built the great Southern Pacific Railroad.

About the year 1856 he bought the beautiful estate of seven hundred acres at Topsfield, Mass., now carried on by his nephew and namesake, Thomas W. Peirce, second. Its cost price was thirty thousand dollars; and throughout his lifetime Mr. Peirce took delight in making extensive improvements upon the place, expending in this way over one hundred thousand dollars. He was much interested in the breeding of fine cattle, and was the owner of about one hundred and twenty Jersey and Holstein cows. His stables held some fine horses of the Hamiltonian breed. Besides many miles of railroad property, he owned in Texas about two hundred thousand acres of land ; and there he engaged extensively in stock-raising. On Capota P'arm, of thirty-five thousand acres under fence, he employed a large number of men, with Major Moore as manager, through whom he carried on extensive farming interests.

His first wife, Mary Curtis, a Boston lady, died at Topsfield; and he married, second, Cornelia Cook, of Galveston, a niece of General Nichols, who was his ]iartner at Galveston. He survived her also, and died in October, 1SS5, at the Sanitarium at Clifton Springs, N.Y. His grave is at Mount Auburn, Mass. He left two children : Thomas Wentworth Peirce, third, a Harvard student at Cambridge, Mass. ; and Marian Wentworth Peirce, the only daughter.

Mr. Peirce was a man whose liberal hospitality will long be remembered by those whose pleasure it was to have known him. He was never devoted to club life, but was in the habit of entertaining lavishly at his countryseat ; and many of the most prominent men of the country have been his guests, both at Topsfield and at his city home in Boston, where he owned a residence tmtil after the death of his wife.

In politics he was a stanch Democrat, and was much sought to fill positions of honor and responsibility. President Pierce desired to count him among the members of his cabinet, and at a later date the same offer was made to him by President Lincoln. But Mr. Peirce preferred the quiet of private life, and refused to enter pcjlitics. He was broad in his views, a deep thinker, and a keen observer of human nature. His gift of twenty-five thousand dollars to the Universalist church at Dover, N. H., is indicative of the generous spirit of the man.

Thomas Wentworth Peirce, second, the nephew above mentioned, is the son of Colonel George H. Pierce, of Dover, N. H. He was educated at Andover, and at the age of seventeen went to Texas, where he became general passenger agent of the G., H. & S. A. Railroad and assistant to the president, his uncle. In this capacity he had charge of all the passenger and emigration business, and was his uncle's personal representative. After the death of his uncle, Mr. Thomas W. Peirce, second, became one of the executors and trustee of his estate. The ToiDsfield farm, in which his uncle had taken so nuich pardonable pride, afterward came into his personal care; and he has since largely devoted himself to its management. He aims in every way to carry out the plans of the former owner, and keeps a large number of men employed on the place. He has about seventy cows, and deals largely in milk, which is sent to Salem.

|HARLES PERLEY, a prosperous farmer of Boxford and an e.x-member of the Massachusetts legislature, was born in Dunbarton, N.H., September 2, 1823, son of Benjamin and Ruth S. (Mills) Perley. His father was a native of 15oxford, as was also his grandfather, Benjamin Perley (first). The latter cleared a large farm in Dunbarton, where he resided until his death, which occurred when he was seventy-three years old. The father was quite young when his parents moved to New Hampshire. In early manhood he bought a farm adjoining his father's property. He was an industrious farmer, took an active part in the public affairs of Dunbarton, and died in that town in his eighty-third year. Ruth S. Perley, his wife, was a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Mills, of Dunbarton. Her father served in the War of 18 12. She became the mother of nine children; namely, Warren, Charles, Margaret, John O., Mary J., Sarah L., Hannah M., Lydia P., and Althiana. Of these Warren, Margaret, Sarah L., and Lydia P. are deceased. John O. resides in Goffstown, N.H.; Mary J. is living in Manchester; and Hannah M. is a resident of Springfield, Mass. Warren Perley, who died in Bradford, Mass., leaving a widow and three children, successively married Clarissa Kidder and Martha Fish.

education in Dunbarton. After completing his studies he began work in the cotton-mills at Amoskeag, where he was employed for three years. At the age of twenty-two he came to Boxford, and for the succeeding ten years was in the employment of John Day. Now he is the owner of the farm known as the Deacon Day place. He married Emily A. Day, daughter of John and Emily (Kimball) Day. John Day, who was the proprietor of a machine shop and a cider and grist mill, was accidentally killed by being caught in the shafting. His other children - John A. and P'ranklin E. Day - reside in Bradford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Perley, having lost their only child in its infancy, adopted and reared Anna P. and Helen Emily Day. The former is now a teacher in Pelham, Mass. ; and the latter is the wife of Albert W. Frost, of North Andover, Mass., and has one daughter, Myra M. Frost. Mrs. Perley died January i, 1894.

Mr. Perley is still cultivating the Day farm, and occupies a prominent place among the representative agriculturists of Boxford. In politics he acts with the Republican party. He was elected to the Massachusetts legislature of 1S73, in which he served with ability. His first Presidential vote was cast for Henry Clay in 1844. A Master Mason, he belongs to Merrimac Lodge. His religious belief is that of the Congregationalists.

ENJAMIN H. CONANT, a photographer of Wenham and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in this town, April 11, 1843, son of Samuel and Priscilla (Howe) Conant. He is a descendant in the seventh generation of Roger Conant, the founder of Salem, Mass., who was the common ancestor of the New England

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Samuel Conant, who was a native of Topsfield, Mass., when a young man engaged in mercantile business in that town. Later he moved to Lynnfield, where he kept a hotel in the days when stage-coaches were the only means of travel. Some time in the thirties he settled in Wenham, where he worked at shoemaking. He served as a Selectman in Wenham, and at one time was a candidate for Representative to the legislature. His death occurred in 1861. Priscilla Howe Conant, his wife, who was a native of Ipswich, Mass., became the mother of several children. Of these the survivors are: Caroline E., the wife of William P. Kimball, of Wenham; Lydia A., the wife of Calvin B. Dodge, of Beverly, Mass.; and Benjamin H., the subject of this sketch. The mother died in 1889.

]5enjamin H. Conant was educated in the public schools of Wenham. While still a youth he learned the shoemaker's trade with his father. On July 26, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred days' service, which was performed mostly in the vicinity of Baltimore. Subsecpiently he re-enlisted in the Second Company of Unattached Infantry, which was stationed at Gloucester, Mass., until discharged in July, 1865. After leaving the service he resumed his trade, following it as a journeyman until 1868, when he became the foreman of the cutting-room in Frank Woodbury's shoe factory at Beverly, a position he occupied for a number of years. Since 1890 he has been engaged principally in landscape photography.

In politics Mr. Conant is a Republican. He is deeply interested in the material and moral welfare of the town. Since 1874 he has been a member of the Congregational church, its organist since 1863, excluding the time spent by him in the army, and he is now serving the society as a clerk. He has been the secretary of the Board of Trustees of the public library since 1890. A self-made man and a public-spirited citizen, he is highly esteemed by his fellow-townsmen.

was born in West Newbury, May 10, 1826, son of Ta])pan and Hannah (Bailey) liailey. The family was founded in America by Richard Bailey, who emigrated from England in the ship "Bevis" in 1630. He settled in Rowley, Mass., and his death occurred between the years 1647 and 1650. He had one son, Joseph Bailey (first), whose son, Joseph (second), settled in Newbury, and died in 1755.

Ezekiel Bailey, great-grantlfather of Henry T., was born in 171 7; and John Bailey, the grandfather, was a lifelong resident of Newbury. Tappan Bailey, born in Newbury in 1788, a worthy and useful citizen and esteemed by all who knew him, died in West Newbury in 1868. His wife, Hannah, was a daughter of Ephraim Bailey, whose father was a brother of Henry T. Bailey's grandfather.

Henry T. Bailey attended the common schools in the winter and a private school for a short time. While still in his boyhood he worked upon a farm in Pelham, N.H., for two years; and upon his return home he entered the comb factory, where he was employed for several years. From 1858 to 1866 he was engaged in shoemaking, and then he established himself in the grocery business, which he has since followed. He is also interested in the West Newbury Mutual Fire Insurance

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Company, of which he has been the secretary and treasurer for the past ten years. Politically, he is an active supporter of the Republican party. He was appointed Postmaster by President Johnson, and reappointed successively by Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Harrison, having held the office in all for twenty years.

Mr. Bailey married Hannah A. Stanwood, a daughter of William antl Edna (Poor) Stanwood, and a grand-daughter of Moses and Martha (Thurlow) Poor. Mrs. Bailey is the mother of two children, namely: Emily A., born in 1852; and George H., born in 1863. Both are residing with their parents. George H. Bailey, besides assisting his father in business, discharges the duties of Postmaster, to which office he was appointed by President McKinley. The business ability and upright character of Mr. Bailey, Sr., are highly spoken of by his fellow-townsmen. He is a member of Ouascacunquen Lodge, No. 39, I. O. O. P., of Newburyport. The family attend the Congregational church.

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one of the best known residents of West ]5o.\ford and an ex-member of the General Court of the Commonwealth, was born in Goffstown, N. H., P'ebruary 18, 181 1, son of Samuel and Anna (Smith) Kimball. The grandfather, Daniel Kimball, a native of Bradford, who owned a large farm in that town in the prime of life, was accidentally drowned in the Merrimac River, opposite Hunting Hill. The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth Tenney. Samuel Kimball, the father, was also born in Bradford, the date of his birth being December 12, 1785. He followed farming in New Hampshire for a number of years, and died there when over eighty years of age. Anna Smith Kimball, his wife, became the mother of ten children ; namely, Daniel, Samuel A., William R., Milton, James S., Louisa, Laura A., Nancy S. , Susan E. , and Almira S. Of these the survivors are: William R., the subject of this sketch; Susan E., the wife of James S. Stevens, of Tapleyville, Mass. ; and Almira S. , who married Lewis Page, and resides in Bow, N.H.

William Ritchie Kimball attended the district schools of Goffstown, Bradford, and Boxford. He has resided in the last-named town for the greater part of the time that has elapsed since he was ten years old. The active period of his life has been devoted both to farming and to the shoemaker's trade, which he has followed industriously and with prosperity. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen for three years. He has been Town Treasurer, Collector, Constable, and a member of the School Board ; and he represented his district in the Massachusetts legislature in 1883.

Mr. Kimball married for his first wife Almira Coburn and for his second Mrs. Sarah A. M. Barker Grover, daughter of Jam<^ and Sarah (Pierce) Barker. Mr. Barker was a native of the East parish of Bradford, Mass., and a Revolutionary soldier. His wife was born in Amherst, N.H. The second wife died May 21, 1898, at the age of eighty-three, after three days of illness. By her he came into possession of his present comfortable home. In politics Mr. Kimball is a Republican, and his first Presidential vote was cast for the opponent of Andrew Jackson in 1832. He has always displayed an active interest in the industrial development of Bo.xford and its institutions, and he is connected with the Patrons of Husbandry. In his religious belief he is a Congregational ist.

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-ONATHAN LAMSON, a representative of a well-known Essex County family and a prominent agriculturist of Hamilton, was born in this town, October 9, 1856, son of Jarvis and Esther (Woodberry) Lamson, The grandfather, Jonathan Lamson, a prosperous and respected farmer of Hamilton in his time, was twice married. By his union with Abigail -Knowlton there were four children - Benjamin, Frank, Abigail, and Albert. Benjamin, who was the father of thirteen children, died in 1891, aged ninetytwo years. Frank followed the trade of hatter, and died in Salem, Mass. On the second occasion Jonathan Lamson wedded Lydia Applcton, who bore him five children - Jonathan, Thomas A., Isaac D. , Lydia, and Jarvis.

Jarvis Lamson, who was born in Hamilton, spent the active period of his life in agricultural pursuits. He possessed the energy and activity that characterized the New England farmers of the last generation. In the transaction of the town's business, both as a Selectman and a member of the School Board, he displayed much natural ability. He was a Democrat in politics. His death occurred on August 25, 1895. By his first marriage, which was contracted with Lucy Ann Whittredge, of Hamilton, who died in 1852, there were two children - Lydia D. and Lucy A. Lydia D. married David B. Wallace, the manager of the Saltonstall estate in West Peabody, Mass., and has a son, Frederick, who is the chief engineer of the Pacific Cotton Mills in Lawrence, Mass. Lucy A., who became the wife of D. W. Appleton, a farmer of Ipswich, Mass., died leaving three children - Daniel H., Marietta, and Elliott L. The second marriage of Jarvis Lamson united him to I^sthcr Woodberry, of this town. Her parents, Elliott and Polly (Stone) Woodberry, both now deceased, were lifelong residents of Hamilton. Their other children were: William, George, and Mary. William died in 1887, and George in 1870. Mrs. Esther Lamson became the mother of four children - Jarvis, Jonathan, Isaac A., and Elliott W. Jarvis Lamson, Jr., is a member of the wellknown firm of Lamson & Hubbard, hatters and furriers at 92 Bedford Street, Boston, and resides in Newton, Mass. He successively married Hattic A. Drinkwater and Sarah Titus, of Dorchester, Mass. The children of the first union were: Esther W. , deceased; May; and Jarvis. The only child of his second union is Barbara. Isaac A. Lamson resides with his brother at the homestead. Elliott W. is a professor at Columbia College, New York City. The mother died July I, 1864.

Jonathan Lamson prepared for his collegiate course at Dummer Academy, and graduated at Amherst College with the class of 1877. Subsequently, after reading law with Charles Scwall, of Salem, Mass., for two and one-half years, he decided not to enter the legal profession, and in 1881 returned to the homestead in Hamilton. Since then he has given his attention to general farming and dairying. His land, comprising two hundred and sixtytwo acres and desirably located, is exceedingly fertile. The homestead has been in the family since 1694.

On March 24, 1884, Mr. Lamson was united in marriage with Hattie A. Dodge, who was born in Ipswich, March 12, 1858, daughter of James P. and Abigail (Goodwin) Dodge. Her father, now deceased, was a native of Hamilton; while her mother, who was born in Ipswich, is a resident of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Lamson have one son, Jonathan Lamson, Jr., who was born August 23, 1S85. Politically, Mr. Lamson is one of the active supporters of the Democratic party. He rendered valuable public service as a member of the School Board in 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, and 1896, and has ably filled other town offices. Mrs. Lanison is a member of the Congregational church.

(HARLES GREENE, an enterprising merchant of Ballardvale, an ex-member of the Massachusetts legislature, and a Civil War veteran, was born in Andover, May 10, 1840, son of Eaton and Sarah (Nichols) Greene. The grandfather, Jabez Greene, a lifelong resident of Epsom, N.H., throughout the greater part of his life, having followed the business of building contractor during his active period, spent his last years in Andover. He married Sarah, daughter of Jacob Nichols, of Haverhill, Mass., and became the father of four children, namely: Abbie A., now the wife of W. H. B. Woodlin; William H., of whom there is no special record; Laura A., the wife of Newton Jaquith ; and Charles, the subject of this sketch.

Charles Greene acquired his education in the common schools of his native town. He then learned stereotyping, and worked in the Andover printing-house for three years. On May I, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company H, F"irst Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. The regiment was stationed at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, for three months, did duty for a year each on Arlington Heights, opposite the national capital, and Maryland Heights, and was then ordered to the front, participating in the battles of Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and several other engagements. Honorably discharged August 8, 1864, Mr. Greene returned to Andover. Resuming his trade, he followed it in this town and in ]5oston until 1872. Then he came to Ballardvale, and established himself in the grocery and dry-goods business, which he has since conducted with success.

In all, Mr. Greene was Selectman for eleven years, and he has been an Assessor and an Overseer of the Poor. He was elected to the legislature in 1890 and again in 1894, and was assigned to the Committees on Towns and Drainage. He is connected with St. Matthew Lodge, F. & A. M., and is at the present time Commander of Post No. 99, G. A. R. In 1 861 he married Hannah S. Higgins, daughter of Archibald Higgins, of Andover. The only child of the union, Harry C. Greene, died at the age of eighteen years.

^OHN H. SUTTON, the proprietor and general superintendent of the North Andover Woollen Mills, was born in New York City, December 22, 1S60, son of General Eben and Mary (Hasbrouck) Sutton. The family originated with Richard Sutton, who resided in Charlestown, Mass., and was a tanner by trade. William Sutton, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a woollen manufacturer. In 1802 he became the owner of the woollen-mills in North Andover established by John and William Schofield, which have since remained in the family's possession. The grandfather, who was born in the year 1800 and passed the greater part of his life in Salem, conducted the mills for many years. While an able business man, he was a public-spirited citizen; and he served in both chambers of the State legislature, besides holding the rank of Major-general in the militia.

Mass. When a young man he entered the dry-goods commission house of Farnum, Dale & Co. in New York City. Some years later this firm was succeeded by that of Sutton, Smith & Co., which included Mayor Strong, of New York, as a junior partner. In 1865 Eben Sutton disposed of his interest in the concern in order to take charge of the Sutton Mills in North Andover; and he continued to reside here until his death, which occurred in 1895. The community is much indebted to him for the establishment of the North Andover Public Library, which was opened in 1875, and contains eight thousand volumes. At the age of sixteen he joined the Salem Cadets, of which company he was a Lieutenant at eighteen. After settling in New York he became a member of the famous Seventh Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y. After his return to Massachusetts he was appointed an Aide on the staff of Brigadier-general George H. Peirson. Later he was made Adjutant, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel; and he succeeded General Peirson, after the Litter's death, as commander of the Second Brigade. He married Mary Hasbrouck, daughter of John L. Hasbrouck, and reared three children: Eben Sutton, now of Boston; Eliza, the wife of Ernest Young, of Cambridge, Mass.; and John H., the subject of this sketch.

John H. Sutton accompanied his parents to North Andover when he was five years old. He was fitted for his collegiate course at St. Paul's School, Concord, after which he entered Trinity College; but, preferring a mercantile career, he did not graduate. He has been connected with the Sutton Mills since December i, 1885, at which time he became book-keeper. Previous to becoming the owner of the mills, he had worked his way forward to the responsible position of superintendent. Under the direction of so able a business man the future of the mills bids fair to eclipse its past record. In politics he is a Democrat, but he takes no active interest in public affairs. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

On April 26, 1883, Mr. Sutton married Mary O. Jacobs, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. (Poor) Jacobs, of Peabody, Mass. He has four children - Richard, Francis, Mary Hasbrouck, and Eben Sutton, all residing at home. Richard is a student of Phillips Academy, while the others attend the public schools.

tLEXANDER M. HUNTINGTON, a retired business man of Amesbury, ^___ was born here. May 15, 1825. His ]iarcnts were PLnoch and Rebecca (Flanders) Huntington. He had two brothers and one sister - Jacob R., Moses P., and Louisa. Moses P., who had a carriage business in Amesbury for some time, married Miss Rhoda IJartlett. Miss Louisa Huntington lives near her brother Alexander.

In early boyhood Alexander M. Huntington attended school in Garland, Me., his home at that time. Afterward he was a student at the Barnard School, South Hampton. Entering the profession of teacher, subsequently he taught for fifteen years in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Hampshire, with marked success. He had charge of a number of difficult schools, with sometimes one hundred pupils at a time. A forty-niner, he went to California around the Horn, and returned by way of the Isthmus. While in California, where he spent fourteen montlis entirely, he worked in the mines on the American River. He was finally attacked with malarial fever, and was advised by his physician to return home. As he entered the tropics on the way hack, he exjierienced a marked change for the better. In 1867 he and William G. Ellis, who is now deceased, started a carriage business at Amesbury under the firm name of Huntington & Ellis; and they were together eight years. Mr. Huntington was then for seven years without an associate, and in the meantime purchased the Jacob R. Huntington factory. In 1882 he retired from active business. He was the first president of the Amesbury National Bank and one of the original trustees of the public library.

In May, 1874, Mr. Huntington was married to Miss Frances Lurania Gile, of South Hampton, N.H. They have one daughter, Helen, now in the high school. Mr. Huntington is one of the Sinking Fund Commissioners of Amesbury, was Town Treasurer for nine years, and the chairman of the Board of Selectmen for three years. In 1885 he was in the legislature, and served on the Finance Committee, going as a member of that committee to inspect the Tewksbiiry Almshouse. He was on the Joint Committee in the House with Governor Greenhalge, and had a seat near him; and he was on the Joint Committee on Expenditures, working hard for some relief from supporting the bridges across the Merrimac River. Mr. Huntington is a member of the Pioneer Society, which meets every month in the United States Hotel, Boston.

KVVIS T. HARDY, the well-known contractor and i^uilder of Andover, ^ was born in tliis town, May 151 1849, son of William and Susan W. (Robinson) Hardy. The grandfather, Stephen Hardy, a lifelong resident of Andover, owned a large farm, which he cultivated during the active period of his life.

general farming, he paid considerable attention to market gardening. He acquired a comfortable competency, and continued active until his death, which occurred March 10, 1 888. His wife, Susan, a native of Maine, who came to Massachusetts when a young girl, became the mother of the following children: Charles E. , now the foreman of the sole leather department of A. Vinton & Co.'s shoe factory in Reading, Mass. ; Lewis T., the subject of this sketch; Willard P., who died at the age of sixteen years; Albert A., a prosperous farmer and market gardener of this town; Susan J., who married George W. Means, the chief of the Andover police, and has one child, Soiihronia H. ; Emma H., who married George Bennett, a prosperous dairy farmer of Andover, and has three children; Edward S., who married Laura Lovejoy, October 2, 1893, and has one child; and Frederick L. , who married Alice Twiss, and has one child, Mary B. Hardy, and resides in Andover. Sophronia H. Means married George Wiswell, a milk dealer of Rosendale, and has three children.

Lewis T. Hardy was educated in the public schools of Andover. At the age of "seventeen he entered upon an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, which he subsequently followed as a journeyman for some years prior to engaging in business for hi.niself. He is now one of the most prominent coutiactors in this section and the senior member of the firm Hardy & Cole, which has gained a wide reputation as reliable builders. He also conducts a large business as a lumber dealer.

Mr. Hardy married Hattie R. Abbott, a daughter of Ezra and Hannah V>. Abbott, the former of whom is an industrious farmer of Andover. Mrs. Hardy is the mother of five children, namely: \\. Louise, formerly a school teacher and now employed in an insur- ance office in this town; Hattie livclyn; William A.; Philip Lewis; and Roy E. Hardy. Politically, Mr. Hardy is a Republican. Although taking a lively interest in public affairs, business pressure has prevented him from holding any town office except that of Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, which he has capably filled for the past nine years. Some time since he completed a comfortable and attractive residence for his own occupancy. He is a Master Mason, and belongs to St. Matthew's Lodge, Andover. Both he and his family attend Old South, or Congregational, Church.

"ON. MOSES T. STEVENS, the well-known woollen manufacturer of North Andover and an ex-member of Congress, was born in this town, October lo, 1825, son of Captain Nathaniel and Harriet (Hale) Stevens. He is a descendant in the sixth generation of John Stevens, an Englishman, who was the founder of the American family. John Stevens settled in Andover at an early date in the town's history. He and his descendants down to the present day took an active part in the development of the town. He died April 11, 1662, and the oldest gravestone in the ancient burying-ground on Prospect Street marks his resting-]3lace.

Captain Nathaniel Stevens was the founiler of the woollen manufacturing business that bears his name. In 18 13 he erected a factory on Cochichawick Brook, the site of the first grist-mill in Andover, built in i6.<^4, since which time the locality has been known as Stevens Village. His wife, Harriet, was a daughter of Moses Hale, a native of Lowell and a fuller and finisher of woollen goods. She became the mother of nine children, five of whom are living. The latter are: Henry H. ; Julia M., the widow of S. S. Hunting; Catherine, the wife of Oliver Stevens; A. Plliza, who is now Mrs. Smith; and the Hon. Moses T., the subject of this sketch.

Moses T. Stevens was graduated from Phillips Academy in 1S42. He had entered Dartmouth College, when, deciding to immediately enter business, he abandoned the idea of pursuing a classical course. Since 1843 he has been connected with the Stevens Mills. Owing to the increased demands made for the mill's goods, the plant was greatly enlarged in 1887 and 1888. The firm is now known as M. T. Stevens & Sons. Besides the factory in North Andover, they operate mills in Andover, Haverhill, and Franklin, N.H. Mr. Stevens was for twenty-five years Motlerator at town meetings. He was induced to accept the Democratic nomination for Representative to Congress in 1890, and having been elected he was re-elected in 1892. He was a firm supporter of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff ]5ill, and during the last national campaign he allied himself with the sound money wing of his party. His religious belief is that of the Unitarians.

In 1853 Mr. Stevens was united in marriage with Charlotte E. Osgood, daughter of Isaac Osgood, of North Andover. Of his eight children, six are living, namely: Mary Osgood; Nathaniel; Sam Dale; Virginia, wife of Whitman Cross; Helen; and Moses T. Stevens, Jr. Ills three sons are connected with him in business.

eJi^TEPHEN C. OSGOOD, Chief of Police in Amesbury and an exmember of the town's Board of Selectmen, was born in Georgetown, Mass., January i, 1854, son of Steplien (third) and

Sarah P. (Carter) Osgood. He is a descendant in the eighth generation of William Osgood, who settled at Salisbury in 1638, and owned a large tract of land, extending for half a mile inland from the Merrimac River, within the limits of the present village of Amc'sbury. A millwright and carpenter, this ancestor erected the first mill in Salisbury, which stood upon the site now occupied by the Hamilton Corporation Building. Having been successful in business, he left considerable property. He married the widow of Nathaniel VVhittier. His grandson, William, born in 1673, who died in Salisbury in 1752, married Hannah Colby. Joseph Osgood, the fourth in line, born in 1729, married Rebecca Knapp.

Stephen Osgood (first), great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, born in 1761, followed the trade of a ship-calker. The first of his three marriages was contracted with Eleanor True; the second, with Ruth Porter; and the third, with Tabitha Currier. Stephen Osgood (second), the grandfather of Stephen C, jjorn in 1797, was a son of Stephen and Tabitha Osgood. He was a lifelong and wellto-do resident of Salisbury. The maiden name of his wife was Charlotte Morrill. Stephen Osgood (third), who was born in 1826, settled in Georgetown, where he established himself in business as a tailor. He became prominent in public affairs, and served in both branches of the State legislature. In politics he was a Republican. His wife, Sarah, who was a native of Georgetown, became the mother of four children, namely: Louis K. and Charles C. Osgood, both of whom are active business men in Haverhill, Mass. ; Charlotte, now the wife of C. C. Haskell, a wholesale produce dealer in Jacksonville, Fla. ; and Stephen C, the subject of this sketch.

Stephen C. Osgood was educated in the public schools of his native town. Since he left school, with the exception of a few years spent in business with his father, his time has been chiefly given to the carriage-making industry. For fourteen years he was employed by W. E. Biddle, of Aniesbury, and he has been connected with the Aniesbury Carriage Company's factory for three years. He has evinced a lively interest in political affairs since reaching his majority, and as a Selectman he proved himself a capable member of tlie town government. In addition to serving on the Board of Selectmen, he acted as Superintendent of Streets during the year 1897. In April, 1S9S, he was elected Chief of Police, succeeding Mr. Jamrin in that office. So far he has proved himself an active and efficient officer. In 1878 he married Susie J. Sly, a daughter of Amos A. Sly, of Georgetown.

/^^^^)eORGE H. GIBNEY, a well-known \|5| contractor of Hamilton, was born in Salem, October 24, 1S58. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Brown) Gibncy. The father, a tanner and currier by trade, carried on business in Salem for many years. About twenty years ago he made his residence upon the farm in this town that has since become the property of the Myopia Club.

After leaving the public schools of Salem, George H. Gibney learned tanning and currying in his father's shop. Subsequently, tiring of the trade, which required him to be constantly indoors, he and his brother, Edward P., formed the firm of Gibney Brothers, and went into the business of boarding horses during the summer for the members of the Myopia Club. This they successfully conducted for some years, when the farm, was sold

On February 12, 1889, Mr. Gibney was married to Anna L. Whipple, a daughter of Alonzo and Abbic Whipple and a granddaughter of John Whipple, the founder of the Chibacco House. In 1892, 1893, and 1894 he served as a Selectman of the town, and at the March meeting, 1898, he was again elected to that office. He has served on various town committees, among the most important of which was the one that had charge of the building of the South Hamilton grammar school-house. He was the first to propose and was the prime mover in securing the town clock now in the church steeple. He is a member of Ontario Lodge, Improved Order of Red Men, having served in all the chairs, and being now a Past Sachem. He is an ex-Councillor of the local body of U. O. A. M. ; a member of Israel Putnam Commandery, Loyal Legion of Salem; and of Chibacco Colony of Pilgrim Fathers. For several years he was chairman of the Democratic Town Committee; but, as he was not in sympathy with the free silver movement of 1896, he has since affiliated with the Republican party. Mr. Gibney attends the People's Church at Hamilton.

fraternity of Lawrence. A son of Nathaniel Wright, he was born in the neighboring city of Lowell. The father, who had the advantage of a liberal education, was well known throughout Northern Middlesex County as an able lawyer. He was very prominent in municipal affairs, and served as Mayor of the city for several terms. He reared four sons

William H. P. Wright, after graduating from Harvard College in early manhood, obtained admission to the bar, and began the practice of his profession in Lowell with his father. Coming from there to Lawrence soon after that city was incorporated, he entered the office of Daniel Saunders, and became one of the first resident lawyers of the place. Later, in partnership with his elder brother, Thomas Wright, he aided in transacting a large legal business until the death of the senior member of the firm. Thereafter he practised alone for the remainder of his life. A man of undoubted integrity and ability, and well versed in legal lore, he was often called to positions of responsibility." In addition to serving as a Representative to the State legislature, he was Mayor of Lawrence for two terms during the trying times of the Rebellion. In 1885 he erected the beautiful residence in which his widow now resides, and where, though his health was impaired, he enjoyed the last four years of his life. Fraternally, he was a Master Mason, and in politics he was a conservative Republican. His death occurred at his home, 55 East Haverhill Street, on July 26, 1891, in his sixty-fifth year.