Elliott's; and the other lots (one being that of Sam: Getchell) bounded by Steven fflanders and Jn° Ilsley, 18: 12: 1658. Wit: Tho: Bradbury, William Pile, Richard Ormsby and Richard Goodale. Ack. in court at Salisbury 12: 2 mo: 1659. Wife Judeth Cottell releases dower 8: 2 mo: 1662.

William Marston, s'r (his E mark), of Hampton, for £20, conveys to John Cram of Hampton 4 acres of meadow in Hampton, bounded by Robert Tuck, Anthony Stanian, and upland neare to Gowges wigwam;" also, 6 acres of marsh in Hampton, south side of ye ffalls river, bounded by James Wall and Thomas Coleman, Oct. 5, 1658. Wit: Samuell Dalton and Mahetable Dalton. Ack. before Tho: Wiggin 14: 1: 1648.

John Severans of Salisbury, planter, for £17, conveys to Rodger Eastman of Salisbury, carpenter, 14-acre planting lot in Salisbury, bounded by John Ilsley, Oct. 20, 1658. Wit: Tho: Bradbury, s'r, and Tho: Bradbury, jr. Ack. in court at Salisbury 12: 2 mo: 1659.

Rodger Shaw of Hampton, husbandman, for £12, conveys to Anthony Stanian of Hampton, planter, 40 acres of marsh in Hampton, bounded by Mr. John Wheelwrite and Christopher Hussie, Nov. 15, 1658. Wit: Tho: Bradbury and Joshua Perce. Ack. in court at Salisbury 12: 2 mo: 1659.

Edward Cottle (his II mark) of Salisbury, planter, conveys to Thomas Macy of Salisbury, clothier, two acres in new meadows in Salisbury, bounded by George Martyn and Tho: Macy. Wit: Abraham Morrill and Richard Ormsby. Ack. in court at Salisbury 12: 2 mo: 1659.

Thomas Macy assigns above deed to Abraham Morrill 15: 2: 1659. Wit: Edward Colcord and Tho: Bradbury. Ack. in court at Salisbury 12: 2 mo: 1659. William Sargent of Salisbury conveys to John Wooding of Salisbury upland in Salisbury, bounded by William Osgood, Abraham Morrill and Pawwaus river, 15: 2: 1659. Wit: Tho: Bradbury. Ack. in court 12: 2 mo: 1659.

John Woodine assigns above deed to Abraham Morrill April 15, 1659. Wit: William Sargent and Phill: Challis. Ack. in court 12: 2 mo: 1659.

Henry Dow, sen., of Hampton, with consent of his wife, gives to his son, Henry Dowe, jr., house and barn I bought of Tho: Sleeper, and 100 rods of land adjoining, with a share of ye ox-common and a share of ye cow-common that I bought of Tho: Sleeper; also, 6 acres of planting ground in east field at the farther end of my twelve acres, April 16, 1659. Wit: Henry Moulton and John Moulton. Ack. before Tho: Wiggin 16: 2: 1659.

Henry Green of Hampton, miller, conveys to Isaac Pirkins of Hampton 7 acres of upland lying beyond the falls river near the house of Isaac Pirkins, bounded by Mr. Wheelwrite, 16: 4: 1652. Wit: Abraham Pirkins and Willi: ffifeild. Ack. 14: 1: 1658.

Moses Coxe of Hampton, planter, conveys to Rodger Shaw of Hampton, husbandman, one acre of upland in Hampton near grantee's house, March 1658. Wit: John Samborne and William Samborne. Ack. before Tho. Wiggin April 12, 1658.

Mr. Timothie Dalton, teacher to the Church of Christ at Hampton, conveys to said church and town of Hampton my house and 20-acre lot, bounded by the meeting-house green, Rodger Shaw and Richard Swaine; 4 acres of meadow on Tayler's river; 10 acres of meadow, bounded by Rodger Shaw, Jeffery Mingay, Thomas Levitt and Tayler's river; 3 acres of upland sometime James Davis', bounded by William ffullar; also, three shares in cow-common and one in oxcommon; reserving a life interest in said house and land, Dec. 28, 1657. Wit: Samuel Dalton and Joseph Merey (his mark). Ack. by grantor and his wife Ruth before Tho: Wiggin April 12, 1658.

Sam Winsley, sen., releases Nathaniell Boulter of Hampton of all debts April 28, 1656. Wit: Abraham Pirkins and Jefferie Mingay.

Will of Henry Dowe of Hampton, being sick. Bequeaths to wife Margerite my house and lot of ten acres; six acres of meadow at the springs; one share of cow-common; three cows; etc. Bequeaths to my son Henry Dowe the planting ground in the east field; 17 acres of marsh; one share in cow-common and one in ox-common; the remainder of my cattle; etc. Son Henry Dowe, executor, Bequeaths to my son Joseph, under age, £30; to my son Daniell and to my daughters Mary and Hannah, all under age, £5 each; and to my sons Thomas and Jerime, both under age, £5 each. After my wife's death the house and lot of 50 rods, sometime Thomas Sleeper's, to go to my son Joseph, if my executor pleases, and pays to my five youngest children £5 each. Dated 16: 2: 1659. Wit: Robert Page (his A mark) and Sam: Dalton. Proved by both witnesses 4: 8 mo: 1659.

Inventory of estate of Henry Dow, sen., of Hampton, deceased April 25, 1659. Taken May 19, 1659, by Robert Page (his mark), William Godfrey (his m mark) and Henry Roby. Amount: real estate, 104; personal estate, £89 4s. 6d.; total, 193 4s. 6d.

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Sept. 2, 1765.

Dea. John Abbot (No. 38, page 105) married Susanna Neland July 11, 1751. Mehitable Abbot (No. 112, page 107) married Joshua Burpee April 13, 1784. Bethiah Abbot (No. 114) was published to Josiah Parsons Sept. 5, 1795. John Abbot (No. 69) married Sarah Perkins Oct 11, 1774.

George Jewett Abbot, son of George (No. 71, page 105) and Mehitable Abbot, born June 10, 1778.

Thomas Abbot (No. 4, page 103) married Dorothy Swan 30: 5: 1655.

-Rowley town records. Nathaniel Abbott married Mehitable Collins Feb. 15, 1749-50.

Hannah Abbot married Elijah Fowler, jr., July 3, 1786.

-Salisbury town records. Jacob Abbot married Abigail Frazer, both of Newbury, Jan. 7, 1716-7. Samuel Abbot married Mary Coker Feb. 14, 1757.

Phebe Abbot published to John Chase, 3d, both of Newbury, March 24, 1780.

-Newbury town records.

Children of Nathaniel and Phebe Abbot: Nathaniel, born Oct. 24, 1785; Nehemiah, born Nov. 4, 1788; Sarah Kimball, born Sept. 29, 1791, and Phebe, born Oct. 19, 1795.—Manchester town records.

Thomas Abree had an apprentice in 1644.

Thomas Abree was of Salem in 1647.
-Salem quarterly court records.
John Absley was a witness to a Marble-

Hannah Abbot3 (No. 50, page 37, Antiquarian for 1897) married Col. John Lane, as on page 74 (Antiquarian for 1898). She died in Bedford, Mass., April 22, 1769, aged seventy-three.-Rev. James H. Fitts, Newfields, N. H.

*George Abbot, a youth, died March 26, 1796, aged eighteen.-Rowley, West parish, church records.

A SALEM GRANT.

11th of the 11mo 1635 Granted by the freeman of Salem the day and yeare above written, unto m1. Townfend Bishop of the Same his heires and Afsignes for ever, one ffarme conteyning three hundred Akres, Butting upon m1. Endicotts ffarme on the Eafte: And foure

hundred poles in length, and Six Score poles in bredth, that is to fay fix fcore and foure pole att the weft end, and one hundred and fixteene poles att the easte end, bounded by the water between the ffarme of the executors of m1 Skelton and him att the Northeaste Corner of his ffarme, And hath there allowed from m'. Endicotts farme Eight Akres for an highway, is bounded againe att the Southweft Corner by the brooke. provided alwayes yt in Cafe of Sale the Towne of Salem to have the first proffer of that before any other

John Endicott Roger Conant Thomas Gardner Jeffery Mafsey Edmund Battor This is a true coppie taken out of Salem Town Record p mee John Higgison Salem June

Recorder to the Select men. 7.1678

This is a true coppie taken out of that Coppy left on file In Salem Court Record Atteft Hilliard Verin Clerk.

32. Sally Peabody, who married John Estey Aug. 16, 1804, was daughter of Bimsley Peabody, the second of that name, and Betsey Peabody, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Symonds). She was born June 10, 1780; and died in Derry, N. H., Dec. 28, 1851. Her father, Bimsley Peabody, jr., died at sea, of yellow fever, about 1781. Betsey, her mother, died in Derry Nov. 17, 1848.-Selim H. Peabody, Chicago, Ill.

44. Mary Fairbanks, who married. Michael Metcalf in 1644, is stated to have been the only daughter of John Fairbanks of Dedham.—Ed.

156. Salisbury town records read as follows: "Pall & Barnabas, sons of Mr. Christo: Batt & Ann his wife, were born

156. An account of Christopher Batt may be found in the New England Historic-Genealogical Register for April, 1897. The article has been reprinted in pamphlet form by its author, J. Henry Lea of Bucksport, Me., and is sold for one dollar.

Paul Batt (Christophers, Thomas, Christopher3, John2, — 1) was born Feb. 18, 1642-3; freeman, Boston, 1673; glazier; married Sarah ; and died in 1678 (will proved July 26, 1678); children: Paul7, who perhaps died young; and Sarah7, born in Boston Jan. 18, 1673; married Micajah Torrey of Weymouth, Mass., where descendants still live. Samuel P. May, Newton.

[See also Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury," page 60.-Ed.] 156. Christopher Batt was one of the twelve grantees of Salisbury, and a tanner by trade. He came over in the Bevis to Lynn in 1638, aged thirty-seven, with his wife Ann, aged thirty-two, sister Dorothy, and five children. He was one of the prominent men of the town. In 1650 he moved to Boston, where he became a leading merchant, and was accidentally shot by his son Oct. 10, 1661. Many deeds are on record showing numerous transfers of land made by him during his residence in Salisbury. He was a selectman from 1640 to 1650; a commissioner in the Norfolk county courts, and several times representative to the general court.-John Q. Evans, Salisbury.

JOHN ROGERS: A Memory of Dedham, England. This paper, consisting of gleanings from the life of Rev. John Rogers, 1636, by Rev. Augustine Caldwell, was read at Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 15, 1885.

THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE Commemorated at Sa

lem, March first and second, 1898. Salem, 1898; 100 pp.; 8vo.; illustrated ; paper. This is the report of the celebration, supplemented by a list of the present members.

FRANCIS GOODRICH-BOARDMAN. By William F. J. Boardman. Hartford, Conn., 1898. This is a pamphlet of eleven octavo pages, printed for private circulation. It is illustrated by four portraits in half-tone. Genealogical.

AMERICAN COLONIAL TRACTS. The April issue is "A petition of W. C. exhibited to the High Court of Parliament now assembled, for the Propagation of the Gospel in America and the West Indies, and for the Settling of our Plantations there ;" etc., 1641. Paper; 8vo.; 12 pp. The May issue is "A Description of New England; or, the Observations and Discoveries of Captain John Smith (Admiral of that Country) in the North of America, in the year of our Lord 1614;" etc. London, 1616. Paper; 8vo.; 40 pp.

A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE KELLEY FAMILY DESCENDED FROM Joseph KelLEY OF NORWICH, CONN. By Hermon A. Kelley. Cleveland, 1897. Cloth; sm. 8vo. ; pp. 122-XV.; illustrated. This volume of family history is interestingly written. It contains twenty-one portraits and fourteen other engravings; and has foot-note genealogical notices of the Caulkins, Bliss, Reynolds, Backus, Edgerton, Lord, Hyde, Lee, Stow, Paine, Miller, Dean, Faxon, Welles, Buel, Collins, Pease, Thompson, Latham, Harris and Post families. Price, $2; to be had of the author, Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, Ohio.