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whose house and shop it may be presumed as well, occupied the William Kinsman lot, now owned by Mrs. Joseph R. Wilson. The elder Manning had purchased the two original lots adjoining.

Samuel Younglove's Lot.

No. 6 on Diagram.

Samuel Younglove, the first known proprietor of the lot numbered 6, had conveyed it to his son Joseph, "my lot of upland in the field on the south side" containing six acres, Nov. 19, 1687 (Ips. Deeds 5:298) and Joseph sold to Thomas Manning the same lot, "lying within a comon field on y• south side of the Mill River, containing eight acres," March 31, 1696 (11:103).

Dea. William Goodhue's Lot.

No. 7 on Diagram.

The lot numbered 7 was owned by Dea. William Goodhue, whose house was on the lot now occupied by the Parsonage of the South Church. John Goodhue, his grandson, conveyed it to his brother William, “y* 8 acre lot by Windmill Hill,' lying between the land of Mr. Nath. Rogers and Mr. Thomas Manning,” Jan. 9, 1699–1700 (14:225). The Goodhue heirs gave a deed of this lot, again called a six acre lot, to Manning, Jan. 18, 1699-1700 (13:275,276.) Thomas Manning's will was proved May 23, 1737, (Pro. Rec. 322:49-53) and it bequeathed to his son Richard, "all the land I bought of Joseph Younglove and the Goodhues, containing eighteen or twenty acres, be the same more or less."

Richard Manning was now the owner of four of the original divisions numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7. He sold the six acre lot which he had bought of Rev. Daniel Rogers to Samuel Chipman of Salem, June 29, 1759 (107:9) and the ten acre lot adjoining, which he had bought of Samuel Rogers, to Dr. Joseph Manning, June 26, 1765 (116:20.) Anstice Chipman, widow of Samuel, sold her lot to Dr. Manning, March 23d 1774 (133: 75).

On Nov. 6, 1770, Capt. Richard Manning conveyed the GoodhueYounglove lots which he had inherited to his daughters. To the widow Anstice Chipman and Mary Barker, wife of Ephraim Barker of Stratham, N. H., he conveyed a twelve acre lot adjoining the lot owned by Samuel Chipman, and another lot of equal size to Martha Talton, wife of Stiles Talton of New Market, N. H., and Priscilla Heath, wife of William Heath of Salem (122:275).

Dr. Joseph Manning bequeathed the "River Pasture," 12 acres, to his son, Dr. John, the famous physician, and 24 acres in the southwest corner of the same, to his son Jacob, June 6, 1786 (Pro. Rec. 358: 374). He had previously acquired the adjoining land, the interest of Anstice Chipnam in an “undivided moiety of 84 acres," conveyed to her and Mary

1 The name Windmill Hill is still retained. Undoubtedly a windmill was built somewhere on this breezy height, but nothing is known of its location.

Barker by Richard Manning, Oct., 23 1775 (134: 150) and he bought the interest of the heirs of Ephraim Barker "in 3 acres and three eighths, given to their mother by their grandfather," August 19, 1793 (156: 278). Jacob Manning sold the whole tract, estimated as containing 12 acres, to his brother, Dr. John, August 26, 1793 (167:132).

Dr. Manning sold the River Pasture, he had inherited, and the lot, he had bought of Jacob, 264 acres in all, to Bemsly Smith, March 29, 1809 (186:157) and he conveyed it to Ammi Brown, Gent., Michael Brown, white-smith, and Asa Andrews, the Town lawyer, April 15, 1811 (193: 52). By the terms of the deed, Andrews owned an undivided half, and he sold this interest to the other proprietors and John Heard, April 28, 1812 (200: 175). Mr. Heard sold the Choate lot and the Asa Andrews interest to Michael Brown, Nov. 20, 1832 (268:78). Brown acquired the title to the whole tract before his death. His executors sold this, in three fields, the Heard lot, 7 acres (325:99) a 12 acre lot (325:119) and a 11 acre lot, the Choate lot, to Asa Brown, April 23, 1841 (325:127). His purchase of the Saltonstall lot has been mentioned already.

He became now the owner of the large tract reaching from the Brook to the land now owned by Wallace P. Willett. He mortgaged 15 acres to Asa Brown Potter, adjoining the Willett land, "being the Manning lot, and part of the Heard lot," Oct. 3, 1860 (613:74) and conveyed his whole estate to Increase H. Brown, his brother, Oct. 28, 1862 (643:243). He conveyed to their sister, Mrs. Rhoda Brown Potter, April 28, 1866 (701: 230). Asa also executed a deed to Mrs. Potter of the same with the condition that she pay what he owed Jonathan Sargent and the mortgages, Feb. 11, 1867 (743:198). Mrs. Potter sold 35 acres, retaining 5 acres with her homestead, to Edward B. Wildes, May 1, 1871 (822: 114), who built the mansion on the hill. His widow sold the estate to Lester E. Libby, Aug. 16, 1901 (1650:284).

Henry Brown, who had inherited the estate of Mrs. Potter, bought 2 acres of the Wildes property, June 8, 1903 (1710:348). This increased his lot to about 8 acres, and the present line of division must coincide very nearly with the original line between Saltonstall and Rogers. By the terms of the sale, Mr. Brown was obliged to remove the ancient Norton mansion near the great elm, and it was torn down, still stout and strong. Its walls were filled with brick, and its oak beams were massive and finely finished. Picturesque in architecture and in location, its destruction was a matter of general regret. John H. Procter bought the Wildes mansion and 14 acres, May 8, 1903 (1706:40). The balance of the land, 20 acres, was purchased by Mrs. Anna P. Peabody, Oct. 5, 1904 (1757:181). She has transformed the bare pastures into the beautiful estate, to which the name, Floriana, has now been given.

She also acquired the John H. Procter property, Jan. 8, 1907 (1857: 355) so that her title covers the original lots of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers and his descendants, of Thomas Burnham, Rev. William Hubbard and Samuel Younglove.

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by Dea. William Goodhue, by his grandsons John and William, and other heirs, by Thomas Manning and his son Capt. Richard, who gave it in equal divisions to his daughters, Martha Talton and Priscilla Heath. Stilman Talton of Newmarket and Martha, sold 4 acres, her whole interest, to William Appleton, Sept. 20, 1775 (134:156). It was inherited by Daniel Thurston, his son-in-law, and sold by him to James Potter and by Thomas Brown, Jun., guardian of the minor children of James, to the widow, Rhoda B. Potter, called 'The Appleton lot' Nov. 26, 1839 (326:4). She conveyed it to Symmes Potter, May 4, 1846 (368:6).

William Heath and Priscilla sold her lot to George Norton, Dec. 27, 1774 (133:258) who conveyed to Daniel Rogers, Jan. 7, 1783 (140:217). Its later history is merged in that of the lots adjoining on the south.

Rev. Nathaniel Rogers's Upper Pasture and Isaiah Woods's Lot. Lots Nos. 8, 9 and 10 on Diagram.

The eighth and ninth lots were owned by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, and known as the upper pasture. In the indenture of division of the estate (Ips. Deeds 5:146), these lots were apportioned to Pres. John Rogers of Harvard, bounded north by land of William Goodhue, "south by land of said John Rogers, purchased of Isaiah Wood,” March 4, 1684. His purchase of the tenth lot is not known from any other source.

Rev. Nathaniel Rogers of Portsmouth succeeded in the ownership, probably by inheritance, and sold the 20 acres of arable and pasture land, with a small house and barn, to his brother, Rev. John Rogers, Pastor of the Ipswich Church, November 7, 1706 (39:46). We may presume that the house and barn may have been occupied by Isaiah Wood, from whom Pres. John bought a lot. No trace of these buildings can be found. Rev. John bequeathed the southern half of the upper pasture, bounded by the land of Robert Potter on the south, to his son Rev. Nathaniel, his colleague and successor, and the northern half, abutting on Mr. Manning's land to his son, Rev. Daniel of Exeter (proved Jan. 6, 1745 326: 460–4). The heirs of the latter sold the lot, 11 acres, on April 28, and May 20, 1786, to Daniel Rogers of Ipswich (146:151).

After the death of Mr. Rogers, partition of the tract was made, 16 acres in all, as he had previously bought the 44 acre lot of George Norton. A third was set off to George Haskell by the Court of Common Pleas, Sept. term, 1839, and the balance to Martha and Mary Ann Rogers. The latter sold their portion to Capt. Symmes Potter, Feb. 15, 1840 (317: 118) and George Haskell sold to him Jan. 4, 1841 (323:219). He bought the Appleton lot adjoining, as has been stated, and enlarged his holding to twenty acres. By the will of Capt. Potter, who was lost at sea, his sister, Mrs. Julia P. Willett, received his landed estate, 1859 (Pro. Rec. 420:46) and she bequeathed it to her son, Wallace P. Willett, the present owner. Four gates in the stone wall still indicate the the several lots included in the single large field.

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