Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX. Some ancient but familiar names, as Scott's Lane and Brook Street, are retained in the Index to secure uniformity with the diagrams, the language of old deeds, and the common usage of the book. The identification of the grantors and grantees in many conveyances is very difficult, if not impossible. DEGREES This is due to the absence of middle names, the constant recurrence of the same Christian name through generations, and the large number of individuals who bore the surname of some of the old Ipswich families. Dates have been inserted frequently, as the only basis of classification and identification, but a large measure of uncertainty still remains. in the chapter on The Body Politic, several contemporaneous lists were given: of the freemen, or those entitled to full franchise, of the commoners, who had a vote only in questions concerning the common lands, and of residents. In the Index, the voters and commoners are always designated, and the words " resident in 1678 " indicate that the persons to whose names this is appended are mentioned only in the third list, and had, therefore, no civic privilege. Abbe, Joseph, bought lot of Thomas Perrin, 452; grant of lot on river bank, 457, 458, 459; garden lot, 463. Abbey, Thomas, in Major Applet on's Co., 199. Abbot, Daniel, execution on Newmarch property, 404. Abbott, Arthur, his wife fined for wear- ing finery, 42, 280; a voter in Town affairs, 92; bought house of George Dutch, 322; house of Benjamin Dutch, 332: Samuel Waite house, 341; land of Perkins, 402; house of Isaac Fitts, 457. Abbott, George, resident in 1678, 99. Abbott, Nehemiah, voter in Town affairs, 92; commoner, 94; bought Ayers lot, 477. Abbott, Philip, son and heir of Arthur Abbott, 333. Abell, Clark O., place of...
