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HISTORY
OF
ANDOVER FROM
ITS
BY
SETTLEMENT TO
ABIEL.
ABBOT,
A. M,
ANDOVER PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY FLAGG AND GOULD. 1829.
1829.
ADVERTISEMENT.
1136759
I
The
Compiler,
for
he does not assume the name
of Author, of the following history, offers his thanks to all
who have aided him
and
facts,
errors,
it
in
which are here
would be
collecting the
That there
stated.
foolish to pretend
He
intentional errors.
documents
;
has used with
much freedom,
the language of the documents from which the pilation has
tant facts
He
been made.
many may be
gratified
made
in
Some
ascertained.
;
and that
with being able to trace the
from
settled in this country.
tlement was
com-
hopes that some impor-
have been rescued from oblivion
steps of their descent
are no
but there are no
their ancestors,
When
the
first
who
permanent
Andover has not been
first
set-
precisely
early transactions could not be as-
certained through defect of records occasioned by depredations of the Indians.
by the early
The pains,
settlers,
Few
compilation after no is
offered
inhabitants of
to
occurrences were noted
and traditions are few and dim. inconsiderable
labor
and
the public, and, especially, to the
Andover, and
to the
descendants of the
early settlers of that ancient and respectable town.
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
CHAP.
r.
TOPOGRAPHY. Andover,
the county of Essex, Mass. situated on
in
the south easterly side of the Merrimack,
Boston, 16
8
port,
NW.
and 467 from Washington,
S. of Haverhill,
NNW.
ed on the
20 miles N. of Newbury-
of Salem, 20 S. westerly from
is
bound-
10 miles and 307 rods by the Merrimack,
it from Dracut and Methuen on the NE. 140 rods by Bradford, and 7 miles and 241 rods by Boxford on the SE. 3 miles and 66 rods by Middleton on the S. 4 miles by Reading, and 2 miles and 285 rods by
which separates
;
;
;
SW. 6
Wilmington; and on the
Tewksbury.
It
was
originally
miles and 197 rods by bounded by the Merrimack,
Rowley, Salem, Woburn, and Cambridge, which formerly included Billerica and Tewksbury.
The town
is
whole length of
well watered. its
N. westerly
It
issuing from Great Pond, in the ter a
has the Merrimack the
side.
NE.
Cochichewick brook, part of the town, af-
N. westerly course of about one and a half mile, emp-
ties into the
Andover
nil] seats,
and one
Merrimack,
bridge,
a
little
more than a mile below
and furnishes a number of good and safe
on which there are now three factories
two
grist mill;
The Shawshin
grist mills
rises in
ford, the easterly part
1*
for
wool
have lately been stopped.
Lexington, passes through Bed-
of Billerica,
NW.
part of
Wilrmng-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
8 ton,
and
at the
corner of Tewksbury, enters Andover
S. easterly
SW.
has a N. easterly course, dividing the
corner,
South Parish diagonally, and
is
discharged into the Mer-
rimack, about a mile below Andover bridge about 60 rods
above the Cochichewick, and
There
are upon
about three rods wide.
is
three factories for wool, a machine fac-
it,
and two saw mills
tory, a paper mill, three grist mills
and one saw
grist
A
down.
mill near its
short stream
Village, on which
Near
mill.
hammer. on
A
it.
saw
this
to
A
mill
streams
is
one
empties into Shawshin
at
Frye's
saw
a
fulling
a grist
mill,
and
mill
small stream on which
is a
stream a it
;
is
a trip
above Andover bridge has had a
little
also the
stream from Haggett's pond.
Rose meadow brook empties saw
;
1823, were taken
in
small stream from Foster's pond had mills up-
upon
mill
is
mouth,
upon
it
near
into Great
Pond and has a
The
water of these
mouth.
its
discharged into the Merrimack.
Musquetoe brook, Boston brook, river meadow brook, and Frye's brook, have mills upon them, and discharge their water into
Ipswich
Besides these, there are
river.
brooks and springs, which supply water
house
in the town.
the surface,
Good
may almost
Great Pond, so called,
NE.
in the
is
a
water containing about 447 acres, and Before
every farm and
small
depth below
every where be obtained.
about a mile from the Merrimack,
fish.
for
water, at a
obstructions on
the
part of the town,
fine is
clear
basin of
well stocked with
brook, multitudes of
alewives passed into the pond, and large quantities were
taken from the brook
for the use
of the inhabitants, and
they also furnished a revenue to the town.
Haggett's Pond, in which are two small islands,
is
in
the west parish, more than a mile from the Merrimack,
and contains about 220 acres. It is thought pond may be turned into the Shawshin for the the mills and factories.
that this benefit of
TOPOGRAPHY. Foster's pond
7
the south parish, contains 50 acres.
in
The
water runs into the Shavvshin, above Ballard's mills;
and,
it is
said, that the
pond may be
easily drained.
Pomp's,
formerly Ballard's Pond, near the Shawshin, empties into a short distance below Ballard's mills.
it,
The channel
acres.
degree, to a
more of
let off
water
its
in a
contains 37|
dry season.
labour, two or three feet of water
little
It
of the brook has been cleared in some
may be
With
led from
the pond into the river for the benefit of the mills below.
These ponds
are well supplied with small fish. Beaver dam SE. part of the town contains 3| acres. Aslebe's pond, near to it, contains two acres.
pond
in the
The Merrimack shad, which were
formerly abounded
also taken
Considerable quantities of shad are rimack, but
very
with salmon and
plentifully in
few salmon.
still
the Shawshin.
taken in the Mer-
Alewives were taken in
great quantities from the streams emptying into the Mer-
They were sometimes put into the hills of corn much effect but some have thought them injurious
rimack. with
;
to the land.
On the
each side of the Shawshin and of most of the brooks,
meadows
this river
is
numerous and good.
are
a sandy rich loam.
Near
the banks of
In the south west part of
the town, the plains are of considerable extent.
on
this land
pine.
is
chiefly pine
hilly,
and
is
is
some-
hard of culture but sufficient-
rewards the labour of the husbandman.
Oak
is
the
some walnut, maple, pine. and timber from the banks of the Merrimack are of-
principal growth
Wood
The wood
but oak often succeeds the
In the northwest part of the town, the land
what stony and ly
;
ten rafted
down
;
but there
is
the river to Newburyport.
part of the south parish
is
undulating,
moist, hard of culture, but fertile
the industry and
skill
The
easterly
somewhat rocky,
and amply remunerating
of the cultivator.
In the north parish, the land
is
uneven, rising into
a
8
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
large
hills,
affording fine and delightful prospects and
" Its surface
nery.
is
elegantly undulating, and
sce-
its soil
in
The meadows are numerous, large, and of the first quality. The groves charmingly interspersed, are tall and thrifty. The landscape every where varied, neat and cheerful, is also, every where rich." The an eminent degree
natural growth
is,
fertile.
the several kinds of oak, walnut, maple,
some swamps.
pine, elm, oilnut, ash, cedar in
" This parish
is
a
mere
collection
The
out any thing like a village."
The
good, some are large and elegant.
and well "
Upon
towns
and indicate a
built
Andover
the whole,
in eastern
The
fertile
of plantations, with-
houses are generally barns are large
and well cultivated
Massachusetts."*
south parish has a considerable village, extending
north of the meeting house,
also, easterly
to
round the Institution, and westerly near the houses are generally well state,
soil.
one of the best farming
is
and afford a
fine
built,
some extent
factories.
handsome and
appearance.
A
in
The
a good
large portion of
them has been erected within twenty or thirty years. The town is adorned with ornamental trees near almost every dwelling house and on the sides of the streets.
The
public buildings in the north parish are a meeting
house built building.
1788
1753
in
— Franklin Academy
— near
to
it,
a vestry
ings and a steward's
a neat one
story
— three large elegant brick build-
house
for
— an elegant brick building Samaritan house — a Masonic
tion,
the for
hall
erected in 1826 ver
>
In the south parish, a meeting house erected in
fifteen school
to be
for
soon completed.
meeting house built in 1826. houses
for the
vate schools. * Dr. Dwight's Travels.
academy
—
of brick three stories
— an elegant brick building
Female Academy
parish a stone
Theological InstituPhillips
the
Ando-
In the west
There are
town and three houses
for
pri-
TOPOGRAPHY.
9
In several places beds of clay have been opened ; the one most extensively worked is on a farm belonging to the town, and nually
of good quality. About 300,000 bricks are an-
is
made
in
the yard, and disposed of for the benefit
of the town.
Red
Spring, about half a mile from the south meeting-
house, on the north west side of Shawshin, near is
chalybeate
some
;
its
its
bank,
water has been used with advantage in
This might probably be rendered a fashion-
cases.
able resort by a good boarding house and suitable baths.
Peat meadows, have been discovered, and fuel is taken lately come into use in a number of families; its price is about the same as of hard
from some of them which has pine.
The Roads
in
Andover, as well as
to
accommodate
Many
house.
individuals,
useless.
large sums in making wider
and
laid
most of the towns first
designed
out from
house to
at
of them were formerly closed with gates and
passed through pastures and
come
in
They were
in the county, are crooked.
fields
;
some of them have be-
The town within a few years, has expended making new roads, and in straightening and old ones. All the roads have been much im-
proved within the
last thirty years.
In 1806, a Turnpike was opened from Medford through
Reading, south parish of Andover
The same company
to
Concord, N. H. &c*
has opened a turnpike from Salem,
through Danvers, Middleton, the south part of the north
Andover bridge. The old roads to Boston and Salem have been so much improved and take so much of
parish to
the travel, as to render these turnpikes less profitable than is
desired.
The
upper great road from Boston passes through An-
dover, Haverhill, cord,
N. H.
;
&c.
also
to
Maine
;
also
from Boston to Con-
from Salem and from Newburyport
to
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
10
There
Lowell.
is
much
travelling
from the north side of
the Merrimack through Andover to Salem, Newburyport,
and other places on the sea
coast.
In 1835, the Training Field, north from Dr. Kittridge's,
Was exchanged meeting-house
acres south of the North
for four
for a
common
;
Parish
\
and the horse houses were j
moved
of the meeting house.
to the other side
from the meeting house
road
Academy was made
Franklin
to
The
J
This has much improved the appearance, and ad-
wider.
ded
Andover Bridge over
November
pleted the
It
the
The
Merrimack.
March 1793
corporation was passed,
;
act of in-
the bridge was com-
following at an
expense of about
was nearly 600 feet in length and 40 in width, rested on abutments and piers of wood, and required
$15,000.
It
constant repairs.
It
110 feet;
river
stood about seven years.
this
fell
immediately.
bridge, about 21 feet wide,
built
upon stone
;
repairs.
&c.
to
It
In 1801, a
boards was made over the main channel of
solid arch of
the
piers
was and abutments
it
in
The
present
1806-7, and rests
has several times had
takes considerable travel from Boston, Salem,
Concord N. H. &c. ?
CHAP.
II.
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. In searching
mack
river
after the
of
I
convenience of the parish.
to the
for
places suitable for settlements, Merri-
was early explored.
first
In 1634, four years only
planting of Charlestown and Boston,
Newtown complained
" those
of straitness for want of land, and
desired leave of the Court to look out either for enlarge-
j
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS,
11
ment or removal, which was granted ; whereupon they sent men to Agawam and Merrimack, and gave out they would remove," &c. sent
some men
"
Newtown men
to
Merrimack
being straitened for ground find a
to
place to trans-
fit
plant themselves."*
In the
same
year, the following order of the
respecting the
issued
that the land about
land
in
"
Andover.
Cochichewick
shall
shall
have three years immunity from
all
ordered
is
be reserved
inland plantation, and whosoever will go to
lic
Court was
It
for
an
inhabit there
pub-
taxes, levies,
charges and services whatever, m.litary discipline only
excepted. M
"
John Winthrop, Richard Bellingham and
William Coddington, Esquires, are chosen aCommittee
to
li-
cense any that may think meet to inhabit there, and that
it
shall be
lawful
for
no person
to
go
thither, without
their
consent, or the major part of them."f ascertain the time of the
It is difficult to
first
settlement,
when the purchase was made of the Indians. The land was purchased of Cutshamache, the Sagamore of Massa-
or
chusetts
by Mr.
Wood bridge
for
£6
of the inhabitants of Cochichewick.
and a coat,
Faulkner assisted Mr. Woodbridge, as there that Mr. F. purchased the
chase and grant
when
town
in
behalf
Edmund
a tradition
This purin
1646,
name of Andover who came from An-
incorporated by the
with reference to some of the planters,
dover
is
for the settlers.
were confirmed by the Court
the town was
in
Probably Mr.
Hampshire, England.
In
1643 Massachusetts
was divided into four counties, or shires. The county of Essex consisted of eight towns, or settlements, all on the viz. Salem, Lynn, Enon, south side of the Merrimack now Wenham, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Cochichewick, now Andover. The towns on the north side of the Mer;
*
Win throp^s t
Journal, Vol.1, pp. 132,133.
Colony Records,
p.
143— lor
1634.
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
12
rimack with some now
New Hampshire
in
belonged
to
Nor-
County.
folk
Such portions of land
as
were necessary
for the
use of
the settlers were, from time to time, set off to individuals in
proportion to the expenses, or taxes paid by each, and their several divisions recorded in the
moved to
town
into
When
town book.
a person
purpose of settling, land was sold
for the
him by the town, and he was received as a commoner or Grants were made by vote of the town, and all
proprietor.
householders, or freeholders, were considered as proprietors
and
ner,
till
selves as a
gan
business was conducted in this man-
body
from the town corporation, and be-
distinct
their records as proprietors.
The house at
The
voters.
about 1715, when the proprietors considered them-
first
lots
divisions
were made
exceeded ten acres.
in small
lots
;
few of the
Plough land was granted
a distance in small lots on the
plains,
and land easy of
and wood land, meadow land for hay Which method of laying off land has often at a distance. rendered farms inconvenient and much of the inconve-
tillage
swamp
;
or
;
;
nience remains to this day. Very few farms of considerable size are compact.
many
Transactions in
particulars,
remain
in obscurity,
were destroyed, being carried away by
as the early records
the Indians.
The
first
settlements were
made near Cochichewick
Settlers were brook, and very soon upon the Shawshin. though the town the parts of various soon scattered over ;
was
principal settlement
for
many
years, in
the vicinity of
callthe meeting house and Cochichewick brook, and was
ed the town.
The them
in
lowing
first settlers
England.
list
is
were born
On
a leaf in
written in
an
in
Great Britain, most of
the town
records, the
fol-
ancient hand, without date,
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. •
but probably
may
when most of the
first settlers
be considered as nearly correct.
the householders in order as they
.
were
living,
"
The names
to
town
;
and
of
all
— Mr. Brad-
John Osgood, Joseph Parker, Richard Barker, John
street, •
came
13
.Stevens, Nicholas Holt, Benjamin Woodbridge, John Frye,
Faulkner, Robert Barnard, Daniel Poor, Nathan
Edmond
Parker, Henry Jaques, John Aslett, Richard Blake, William
John Lovejoy, Thomas Poor, George Abbot, John Allen, Andrew Foster, Thomas Chandler." Andrew Russ, Some of these brought families with them others were young unm irried men. All of these, and probably others, were in Andover before 1644 many followed them in the Ballard,
•
•
;
;
course of a few years.
Simon Bradstreet, son of a nonconforming minister, His fawas bom March 1603, at Horblin, Lincolnshire. ther died when he was fourteen years old, and he was committed to the care of Hon. Thomas Dudley for eight years following.
bridge,
l
.
He
spent one year at
Leaving Cambridge, he resided Lincoln as his steward
;
:
and others agreed Massachusetts
with
of the Earl of
Warwick.
Having married
at
night;
;
to
emigrate and
form a settlement
and being appointed an
family and others
his
—came, on
went on shore;
pf August,
The selves
at
the 14th, into the inner harbour, and
—on the
returned the 19th. :
in the family
assistant, he went aboard the Arbella, on the 29th of March 1630; anchored, June 12, near Naumkeak, now Salem, went on shore, but returned to the vessel in
I
Cam-
interruptions.
daughter of Mr. Dudley, he with Mr.Winthrop, Mr. Dud-
ley
\
college,
and, afterwards, lived in the same
capacity with the Countess of a
Emanuel
pursuing his studies amidst various
He
17th went
to Massachusetts,
attended the
first
and
Court, the 23d
Charlestown.
adventurers had
temporary shelters
2
little
time to prepare for them-
for winter,
which
set in
about the
;
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
14 of December
first
;
and from Christmas,
of February, was very severe.
It
to about the
was with great
that they could render themselves comfortable.
peas,
;
Provisions
Wheat meal was
were very scarce and extremely dear. fourteen shillings sterling a bushel
middle
difficulty
ten shillings
and Indian corn from Virginia, ten shillings. Many were exposed to cold, lying in tents and wretched cabins, and suffered much, being obliged
to feed
on clams and other
shell fish
and, instead of bread, to eat acorns and ground nuts.
had appointed a fifth,
the ship
tributed
Many
;
22d of February
fast the
Lyon
;
;
They
but on the
arrived with provisions, which were dis-
and they turned the
into a thanksgiving.
fast
died during the winter and spring.
In
the spring of 1631, Mr. B.
with other gentlemen
commenced building at Newtown, now Cambridge, and his name is among those constituting the first company that settled in
that
town
in
He
1632.
resided there several
In 1639, the Court granted him 500 acres of land
years.
in Salem, in the next convenient place, near Mr. Endicott's
farm.
It
appears that he resided a short time at Ipswich.
Mr. B. was among the
first settlers
of Andover, and was
highly useful in promoting the settlement, in bearing the
burdens incident direction to
to a
its affairs.
new
plantation,
About
and
in giving a right
the year 1644, he built the
He
was a selectman
first
mill
on the Cochichewick.
the
first
record of town officers to 1672
;
front
soon after which,
he probably spent most of his time in Boston and Salem. He was the first Secretary of the Colony, and discharged the duties of the office many years. He was one of the first
Commissioners of the united Colonies in 1643, and many years with fidelity and usefulness in this office.
served
In 1653, he with his colleague vigorously opposed making war on the Dutch in New-York, and on the Indians and ;
it
was prevented by
his steady
and conscientious opposition
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. J
I
'
and the decision of the General Court of Mass., though earnestly and strenuously urged by all the Commissioners of the other three colonies. In 1662, in a time of great alarm and distress, he was sent agent with
*
Charles
on
II.
Mr. Norton to England, to congratulate
his restoration, and, if possible, to secure the
privileges granted in the old charter.
The mission was
at-
tended with more success than could have been expected, ?
•
considering that the colonists were republicans in opinions,
and
strict puritans,
ops. * :
dissatisfied
I
i '-
J
i
I
for nobles
agents
fell
were
under no small degree of resent-
ment and public obloquy. Mr. and feeling a cold indifference
B.,
conscious of rectitude,
to the opinions
and
clarn-
ours of the multitude, continued to discharge the duties of his station.
He was Deputy Governor from 1672 to 1679, when he was elected Governor, and continued in office till Mr. Joseph Dudley, his nephew, was appointed in 1686, head of the administration, and the government was changed and He was appointed counsellor under the charter annulled. Dudley but declined. Mr. B. was considered
when
i
and,
\
thought it
it
the charter better that
it
head of the moderate party was demanded by king Charles,
at the
;
should be surrendered, than that
should be taken away by judgment, as in that case
might be more
easily
The king promised
resumed.
-
on compliance, and threatened severity, him to a judgment against the charter.
i
and prudent
%
rather than lose the whole.
It
i
to the necessity of the times,
and
A
able to resist.
i
and bish-
as they conceived the charter privileges
;
The
invaded. l
and had no respect
But many of the magistrates and of the people were
if
the colony forced
He judged
to save part of the privileges
He was
it
lenity
it
wise
of the colony,
was, moreover, submitting to a
reproached
power they were unfor his pusillanimity
;
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
16
The
but his views were probably best for the country.
censure of the opposite party ought not to transmit reproach to posterity, or in the least to tarnish his character.
He
strenuously opposed the
Andross
and when,
;
made
thority, they
in
arbitrary proceedings of
1689, the people put down his au-
their old
Governor
at the
May
till
1692,
advanced age of 89 years, when Sir William Phips
arrived from
England with the new
William was sistant.
He
charter,
appointed Governor, and
had been
service in the
in
No man
Andross.
offices, so
in the
many
which Sir
in
Mr. B.
first
as-
government 62
years, excepting the short administration of
high
He
their President.
continued at the head of the administration
Dudley and
country has continued in so
He
years and to so advanced age.
was a popular magistrate, was opposed to the witch delusion in 1692, which caused great alarm and distress at the
commencement of Gov. to
be the Nestor of
He
lived
who came
over
"
Phips's administration.
New
England
all
from England with him died before him.
Mr. B. was not distinguished ful talents
;
for
splendid and power-
but for those abilities and qualifications, which
rendered him eminently useful. principles, of
sound judgment,
He was
strict
upright in his
integrity,
persevering
and sought usefulness, rather than popularity. He was not the most highly esteemed by any party, but was despised by none. He was one of the fathers of the
in business,
much to its estabman of fortitude, and suffered with the other early settlers many privations and hardships, discouragements and disappointments. The
Massachusetts colony, and contributed lishment and prosperity.
first
He was
a
two or three years were very trying and
They were exposed accommodations, saries of
of them.
life,
and
afflicting.
to the severity of the climate with
to scarcity of provisions
to sickness
poor
and the neces-
which proved mortal
to
many
:
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.
The
following inscription
is
on
his
17
monument
erected
in Salem.
SIMON" BRADSTREET, Armiger, ex ordine Senatoris in Colonia Massachusettensi ab anno 1630, usque ad annum 1673. Deinde ad annum 1679, Vice-Gubernator. Denique, ad annum 16b6
ejusdem colonic, communi et constanti populi suffragio,
GUBERNATOR. Vir, judicio Lynceario preditus
;
quern
nec
numma, nec honos
authoritatem, et populi libertatem, aequa lance libravit. innocuus, 3t.
mundum
et vicit et deseruit, 27
die Martii,
Regis
allexit.
Religione cerdatus, vita
A. D.
1697,
annoque Guliel
IX. et JEt. 94.
Mr. B. was married ley,
daughter of Mr.
teen years old. ters
;
and died
in
England, to Miss
Thomas Dudley, when
Ann Dud-
she was six-
She bore 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughAndover, Sept. 16, 1672. She is the
in
most distinguished of the early matrons of our country by her literary powers, of which proof
is
given in a volume of
poems, the 2d edition of which was printed
at Boston,
1678,
by John Foster, in a respectable 12mo. of 255 pp. It does honour to her education, by her frequent allusions to ancient literature and historical facts, and to her character as a daughter, a wife, a parent,
volume tiality
is
and a
This
christian.
a real curiosity, though no reader, free from par-
of friendship, might coincide in the commendation
of the funeral elogy of John Norton
:
Could Maro's muse but hear her lively strain, He would condemn his works to fire again. * # # # *
Her breast was a brave palace, a broad street, Where all heroic, ample thoughts did meet, Where nature had such a tenement ta^n, That other souls, to hers, dwelt in a lane. Dr. Mather, in the Magnalia, gives a high tion of her, "
.
commenda-
whose poems, divers times printed, have
forded a grateful entertainment
a monument
-
for
her
bles."
2*
af-
unto the ingenious, and
memory beyond
the
stateliest
mar-
10
HISTORY OP ANDOVER. Their children were Samuel,— who had two daughters
born, 1063, 1665, in Boston.
Simon in the ministry, New London, Con. Dudley, of Andover. John, born in Andover July 31, 1652, settled in Salem. Ann was married to Mr. Wiggin, Exeter. ton,
Dorothy was married June 25, 1654.
to
Hannah was married June
to
Rev. Seaborn Cotton, Hamp-
Mr. Andrew Wiggin, Exeter,
14, 1659.
Mary was married to Mr. Nath. Wade, Nov. 11, 1672. Gov. Hutchinson supposes, that Sir Simon Bradstreet and
R,ev.
Dudley Bradstreet, of Ireland, are descended
from Gov. Bradstreet. Mr. Bradstreet married Sir at
for
his
second wife, a
sister
of
George Downing, who was in the first class graduated H. Coll. and who was ambassador of Cromwell and
Charles
II. to
Holland *
Dudley Bradstreet, son of Gov. B. was a well in* formed man, and very useful in the town of Andover. For a number of years, he was a selectman, town clerk, in the General Court. When Mr. Dudwas made president of the Council in 1686, he was appointed one of the assistants, but did not accept the appointment. During the interregnum from Andross, 1689,
and representative
ley
to the accession of Sir
William Phips
to the administration,
1692, he was one of the "Council for the safety of the
He was a colonel and many years a magistrate. In 1692,
people and conservation of the peace."
of the
when
militia,
witchcraft, a delusion, which, for a short time, raged
30 or 40 warrants to apprehend and imprison the supposed witchUpon his refusing to grant any more, he was suspectes. greatly in Andover, he granted, in quick succession,
* See
Eliot'i Biog. Diet.
Winthrop's Journal.
Hist. Coll.
Hutchinson's
Hist-.
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—
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. was reported
ed,
and found
it
to
have killed nine persons by witchcraft,
expedient to escape and keep secreted
delusion had in some measure subsided.
made an
dians ily
19
assault
on Andover, took him and
them about
prisoners, carried
fifty
till
the
In 1698, the Inhis fam-
and dismissed
rods,
them, probably on account of his previous humanity and
He
kindness to the Indians. his
which
father,
though one of the oldest state.
Andover,
S. is
Mr. B. possessed the confidence of
his
He
and respected.
faithful
673, he married Miss
J
in
it
useful,
In
occupied the house built by
now owned by Mr.
is
Ann
Putnam
;
and,
good townsmen, was in a very
died Nov. 13, 1702.
Price.
They had one
son,
Dudley born April 1678, graduated at H. Coll. 1698. The estate has been sold, and none of the descendants ofGov. Bradstreet remain in Andover. Defect in
t
he town records
gies so complete a3
makes
it
impracticable to render the following genealocommencement of last century.
desirable, especially since
is
John Osgood, one of the founders of the church in first representative for Andover in the General Court in 1651 died in October of the same year. His sons were * 2 John, Stephen, Christopher, Thomas. 1645, and the
;
2
John, a captain, often a selectman, and representative in
1693; his sons, 3 John, Timothy, John lieutenant, selectman, died 1725,
the General Court, died 3
Peter, Samuel.
aged 71
4 ,
1774, aged 90 onel, Esq.
4
Ebenezer, Clement, John, Josiah.
deacon, died
jor,
4
5 ;
1765, aged 83.
Hannah,
his
John mawife, died
John colJosiah, Solomon, Jacob, Benjamin
Josiah, Joseph Dr. H. Coll.
Josiah,
5
5 Josiah, MethuBenjamin Hon. Methuen,
colonel, Westford, Jonathan Rev. Daniel. cn,
6
Josiah,
Milford,
N. H.
Joseph, John, Samuel, Nathaniel, Thaddeus Rev.-- 3 Timothy, *
died
The
al settler
#catence»
;
1748, aged 90.
4
Timothy,
5
Thomas, Isaac
figure prefixed to the name denotes the degree of descent from the originthe name in Italic letters is the father of the sous mentioned in the same
—
— 20
— —
—
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
II. Coll.
Timothy, Peter.— 5 Peter,
6
Samuel H.
Coll. Peter
Esq. Isaac Esq. Timothy captain. 2
Hooker,
Stephen,
3
Stephen.
4
Hooker,
Hooker,
Joshua, Jonathan, David, Benjamin, Moses, Aaron. 3
Stephen, died 1750. Hannah, d. 1774, aged 92; 4
phen, Isaac, Joshua. 4
5
Isaac Capt.
5
Stephen, Tewksbury,
David
4
Ste-
Stephen.
Rev. Medford, Jacob, Kendall
physician, Peterborough. 2
80
Christopher Capt. built Frye's Mills, died 1723, aged 3
Christopher, Ezekiel.
;
3
Christopher, Billerica, built the
where the Canal moved to Pomfret, Conn.
cord,
3
4
Ezekiel,
2
Thomas,
3
first
mills
intersects the river
on the Con4
;
Jeremiah
Samuel Capt. died 1748, aged 46. Thomas, Josiah.
John, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Daniel.
—
2
Joseph Parker, died 1678. 2
Joseph d.
ter,
1795,
Robert Esq. 2
3
;
Joseph; set.
79
3
Nathan Parker,
died 1685
aged 85
colonel,
Bluehill,
2 ;
John, Robert, Peter.
3
John, Nathan, Benjamin,
2
John, Ebenezer, William,
2
John deacon,
;
John, Jonathan.*
Richard Barker,
d.
1693,
Richard, Stephen, Benjamin. small pox,
Nathan
Capt.— 4 Pe-
Stephen, John, Samuel.
2 John, died 1738, 3
5 Peter,
;
Joseph, Stephen, Samuel.
Joseph, Peter, James
Bluehill, Isaac.
Stephen,
James.
4
3
d.
1722 with
John, Richard.
* Asa Parker, deacon of the 2d church of Boxford, died 1820, aged 90. Having engaged to stone a cellar for a blacksmith in Boxford, and thinking it possible to split stones with wedges, proposed to the blacksmith to prepare some wedges, and cases and assist in making the experiment. They first tried upon a stone about the size of a half bushel
success.
measure and succeeded
;
This took place about 1773, and
at splitting stones in this part of the country.
they tried a larger stone with equal is
supposed to be the
The
first
attempt
business of splitting and
ham-
mering stones, soon engaged the attention of others, and has become a useful and lucrative employment.
——
——
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SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. 4
3
John,
2
Ebenezer,
d.
1747, aged 95
2
William,
d.
1718, aged 72
88; aged 83
aged
John, Ephraim.
3
3
William, John.
3 ;
Ebenezer, Nathan.
Mary,
;
—
;
2
Stephen,
2
Benjamin,
Hannaniah,
3
d.
his wife, d.
Samuel deacon,
4 Samuel widow Elizabeth, Richard—* Richard, 4 Abiel.
2
21
J
d.
744,
17(56,
1779, aged 83.
d.
Stephen, Zebadiah, James.
aged
1750,
d.
Benjamin, Joseph,
83;
1767, aged 82.
John Stevfns,
d.
2
1662
;
John, Nathan, Ephraim, Jo-
seph, Benjamin. 2
Nathan
said to be the
is
in*AnJover.
white male child born
first
aged 74.
had no son, died Feb. 1718,
2
2
Ephraim, d.1718, aged 69, and aged 73, without sons.
Benjamin Esq.
1730,
d.
2 John, 3 John, Nathan, Ephraim, Ebenezer, Joshua, Samuel, David, Abiel, Benjamin. 3
John,
4
John,
4
Timothy.
5
John,
John, 4
Thomas, Jonathan, Daniel, Bemsley, Simon. 5 Timothy. 3 Nathan, 4 Nathan, 5 Nathan. 3
Ebenezer,
4
Isaac,
Timothy,
Aaron, Ebenezer, Phinehas Rev. Bosca-
wen, Asa, Jacob. 4
5
Ebenezer,
5
Amos.
4
Asa
Capt.
Asa, William, Simeon. 4
5
Jacob,
Joshua, David. 3
Abiel,
el.— 4
4
James, 4
Ebenezer.
—
3
1755, aged 38;
d.
Samuel,
4
Samuel,
Samuel, Peter. 4
John, Nathan, Abiel, David.
John,
5
Abi-
Abiel, 5 David.
3
Benjamin,
2
Joseph deacon,
4
Benjamin, d.
5
Benjamin, John, Ebenezer.
1743, aged
88
3 ;
Joseph Rev.
Charlestown, James, Benjamin. 3
4
Joseph,
4
Benjamin, D. D. Kittery.
James, Joseph, Benjamin.
3
James Capf,
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—
HISTORY OF ANDOVER. 4
4
James, Jonathan, James.
Joseph,
5
Joseph, Jona-
than, Zechariah, Cyrus. 3
4
Benjamin,
Benjamin, Theodore, George.
Nicholas Holt, died 1685 2 Samuel, Henry, Nicholas, James, John.— Wid. Martha, d. 1703, aged 80. ;
2
Samuel,
1703.—3 Samuel,
d.
d.
4
1747, ag. 77,
Oba-
diah. 2 Henri/,
3 Oliver,
3
4
Oliver,
Henry,
James, George,
Josiah,
Humphrey, Benjamin.
Paul, William,
Oliver,
Benjamin, Jacob,
David, Uriah, Jonathan,
Thomas, 5
Nehemiah, David.
4
William. 6
Jacob,
Joseph, 5
Jacob,
Jacob,
Jacob, Nehemiah, Ephraim
Esq. Stephen, Uriah Esq. David. 3
4
Henri/,
3
Ephraim.
than, d.1791, aged 80;
5
George,
4
4
George.
Jona-
Jonathan deacon, Albany, Moses,
H. U. Portland. 2 Nicholas, d.
in the 3
1715; 3 Nicholas, Thomas, James died war 1722, Robert, Abiel, Joshua, Daniel.
Nicholas, 4 Stephen, Nicholas Esq.
Bluehill, Benja-
Pembroke, Timothy Capt. Wilton, James, Nathan Rev. Joshua, Daniel.— 4 Joshua Esq.* 5 Joshua deacon Greenfield, N. H. Peter Rev. Peterborough, John, Greenfield, Timothy, Peterborough, Solomon deacon, Stephen min,
deacon, Greenfield. 3
Thomas,
2 James, 3
othy,
4
5
Daniel,
Daniel
deacon,
Ashby.
Timothy, Joseph, James,
Barzillai.
3
Tim-
James, Timothy, Joseph.
4 Joseph, 2
4
Joseph, Abiel.
John,
3
H.
Coll. Wilton, 5 Joseph,
Moses and Aaron.
ton, d. 1816, aged 76;
1778, aged
32.—
3
* Joshua Holt Esq., a
Amos,
Moses,
man
4
d.
Simeon, Valentine. John, 4 Jeremiah, Wil-
1820, aged 80
4 ;
Daniel, d.
Moses.
of sound judgment, firmness and integrity, had the
was often a representative in the Genand thirty four years a deacon in the S. Church, and exhibited a good
confidence and respect of his townsmen, eral Court,
3
christian character.
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—
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.
Edmond Faulkner,
2
died 1687
;
23
Francis, John.
Edmond, Ammi-ruham-
* Francis, d. 1733, aged 80;
mah. Paul. 3
Edmond,
2
John
4
John.
1706; Daniel, Joseph,
d.
d.
1780, aged 86
;
Ne-
hemiah.
John Frye, wid.
uel,
ezer,
Mary
d.
2
1698, aged 92;
d.
2
having no children.
John deacon,
1749, aged 93
3
4
Samuel,
Philip,
I
Moses, Peter Capt
Isaac, Daniel
William, Benjamin.— 4 Samuel, 5 :;
3
4
4
5 Abiel,
i
2
-
I
si
5
Joseph
Isaac Maj.
James Capt.
Methuen, 2
Esq.
—
3
d.
d.
5 ;
4
5
John,
David Capt.
4
4
Simon Hon. 3
1826, ag. 86 3
Samuel,
Jonathan,
;
James
4
Jo-
Abiel
James, Jonathan, killed 4
;
James Col.
5
James,
Jonathan, H. Coll. Frederic
John, Nathaniel Capt. 4
4
Joshua, Joshua, John.
3
Timothy, Joseph,
John Capt. Nathaniel.
Theo-
Timothy,
Samuel, Nathaniel.
1734, aged 81;
Benjamin,
John,
4
4
William,
Ebenezer Capt. David, John.
Capt.
in Lovewell's fight, 1725.
5
IS 12, aged 88
d.
James, Zechariah.
Ebenezer,
Ebenezer,
4
Capt. Nathan,
John, Joseph Gen. Abiel, Joshua, Isaac.
Gen.
seph
x.
j.
John,
4
Ebenezer,
John Esq. 3
5
James,
Timothy, Ezekiel, Jedidiah, Peter.
Peter.
4
4
Samuel.
philus,
:,
Sam-
Peter Col. Sa-
lem, William, Samuel, James, Timothy, John. 5
2
Samuel, Nathan, Eben-
;
3
Benjamin Capt. Salem.
1696,
d.
Samuel, James, Benjamin.
Joseph,
d.
Benjamin. 5
1777, aged 86.
—
4
Timothy,
Benjamin, Nathaniel.
Joseph Frye, born April 1711, was justice of peace,
representative in the General Court, and useful in the affairs
of the town.
He
served in the war of 1755, and was at the
siege of Louisburgh.
He was
Colonel at the unfortunate
capture of Fort William Henry by Montcalm, in 1757. " La Come, who had great influence among the savages sent
for
Col. Frye,
iment, and informed
commanding the Massachusetts reghim that he well remembered the hu-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
S4
manity he had shown that he should his gratitude,
to his countrymen in Nova Scotia embrace the present opportunity to express and reward his humanity and that neither ;
;
he nor any of the Massachusetts troops, should receive suit or
injury
from the Indians.
in*
But during the whole
transaction, he kept at a distance, nor did he send a party to
the promised protection, nor
afford
use his influence to
moderate the vengeance of the Indians. In the confusion consequent on the attack upon the defenceless troops, an Indian chief seized
dered and stripped him of
his clothes,
then led him into the woods
which
left
no doubt as
Col. Frye, plun-
even
to his shirt,
a direction
in
and
and manner
to the design of the ferocious chief.
Arriving at a secluded spot, where the Colonel expected to
meet
his fate, he
determined
to
make one
effort for his life,
and roused by desperation, with no other arms than nature gave him, he sprang upon the savage, overpowered
and
him on the
killed
spot,
and fleeing rapidly into a thick
wood, he eluded the search of the Indians.
After wander-
ing in various directions, for several days, subsisting wholly
on whortleberries, he reached Fort Edward and joined companions."*
his suffering
He was
appointed Major General on the 21st June 1775,
by the Provincial Congress. with the troops
He
at
Cambridge
He
continued a short time
in the revolutionary war.
with his family moved to Fryeburgh
ly settlers,
from
whom
the town received
its
among
the ear-
name.
4 James Frye sustained various municipal offices, and was active in the service of his country. He was in the war of 1755 and at the commencement of the revolutionHe commanded a ary war was Colonel in the militia. regiment at Cambridge, of which James Bricket was Lt. On the memoraColonel, and Thomas Poor was Major. ;
* Boyt's History of Indian wars, p. 291.
— — SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.
as
Bunker hill, while Major Gridley's was halted on the road to CharlesFrye (who was absent from his regiment the
able day of the battle of battalion of artillery
town, Col.
day before on duty, but the battle approaching had found
way to the field) riding for Charlestown, galloped up them and demanded of the senior Captain, why this unwas astonished at the reply, and ordered seasonable halt his
to
!
them
This veteran
also
animated
courage by the glorious recollection,
-'this
day thirty
their
years since,
was
I
was surrendered
we
field.
iment 15
men were
He
battle.
it is
;
ilies
who
a fortunate day
enemy.' "*
killed,
for
In Col.
and 31 wounded
America
F rye's in
it ;
reg-
Bunker
died Jan. 1776, ag. 66.
Simon Frye moved with
adventurers
when
the taking of Louisburg,
at
to us
shall certainly beat the
hill
5
the
instantly to
first
Fryeburg among the
his family to
settled in that town.
from Andover settled there,
when
A number of fam-
they were obliged to
50 miles through the woods, and it was difficult to He was an exemplary and useful citizen, an active supporter of the revolution, and of the State and General Government, and enjoyed much of the faHe was a member of the house of vour of the people. travel
pass several large streams.
Representatives, of the Senate and of the Council for near-
20 years
ly
and was a justice of the C. C. P.
;
in
York
county, and chief Justice of the same court in the county •of
He
Oxford.
died Oct. 1822, ag. 82 years.
Robert Barnard, 4
2
John, Stephen.
2
John,
—
3
John,
John. 2
Stephen,
died
1722,
ag.
73
3 ;
Nathaniel,
James,
Robert, Stephen. 3
Robert,
4
Robert, Benjamin.
4
Robert, Stow,
5 Jer-
emiah Rev. Amherst, N. H. his mother, Wid. Mary, died 13 Oct. 1823, ag. 101 years and 6 months. * Swett's History of Bunker
3
hill Battle.
—
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niSTORY OF ANDOVER. 3
James,
3
Stephen,
4
James. 4
Stephen.
Henry Jaques, Richard Blake, Thomas Poor died 1695, had no children in Andover. 2
John Aslett, died 1671, main
John
—none of the family
Daniel Poor, died 1713, aged 85 2
Daniel, d. 1735, aged 79 3
Thomas.
seph,
Daniel. 3
re-
in town.
Daniel,
— ^Timothy, 4
John,
John
5
3 ;
2 ;
Daniel, John.
Daniel, John, Samuel, Jo-
1772, aged 84
d.
1820, aged 98.
nel.onel,
Timothy,
1811, aged 94, ate 72 annual thanks-
d.
giving dinners with his wife after marriage 6th,
4 ;
Theodore.
5
John,
6
— she died Jan.
John, Henry, Timothy colo-
Joseph died 1780, ag. 79. 3 Thomas, 4 Thomas colMethuen, Enoch General, Exeter, Daniel deacon,
3
South Parish, Joseph deacon, Danvers, Abraham. 3
Samuel.
jamin,
—
4
Benjamin deacon, Andover, Me. 4
Belfast
Ebenezer,
5
Andover, Me.
5
Ben-
Ebenezer,
physician, Senator, Castine. 4
Enoch Poor,
in 1775,
was appointed
of one of the N. Hampshire regiments.
war
five
years
A funeral
;
and died
in
to the
He
command
served in the
N. Jersey, 8th Sept. 1780, ag. 43. Hackin-
oration was delivered at his interment at
sack by Rev. Israel Evans, his chaplain, in which his character is thus given.
"He was prudent
in counsel
and
solid in
judgment, firm and steady in his resolutions, cautious of unnecessary danger, calm and undaunted in battle, vigorous
unwearied
in
patient and persevering under hardships
enterprises difficulties,
— He
and
punctual and exact in the duties of the army.
was a friend of the moral and
taught the excellence of them by his
was an advocate
for
public worship,
command, on all own personal attendance.
the troops under his
giving his
and
obeying military commands, and executing
social
virtues,
own example.
and
He
always assembling
proper occasions, and
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—
—
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SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.
"From Boston
Canada, from Canada
to
27
to the fortresses
on lake Champlain, from thence in various marches, encounters and hardships, until his troops fought the army of
Burgoyne on the heights of Behmus, where in repeated Laiand in the convention of Saratoga, he was entitled *o a large share of those laurels, which crowned the American ties,
In 1779, he accompanied Gen. Sullivan in the wil-
arms."
derness as
La
Genesee and defeated the savage
far as the
In 1780, he
emy.
commanded
n-
Fayette.
3
d. 17*22,
Joseph, William, John.
2
Joseph
3
Joseph
4
1732, aged 65.
Timothy.—4 5
othy,
2
Joseph, William, Hezekiah, Uriah.
William Ballard, d.
*
a brigade under Maj. Gen.
Jeremiah, Joseph, Josiah, Benjamin,
Josiah, d. 1780, aged
5
Timothy, William, Joshua 4
John. 3
ah,
Uriah
2 2
4
d.
William,
John 4
biah
}
5
Benjamin,
Hezekiah, 4
5
81
;
William,- 4 Tim5
Timothy, John, Nathan, Joseph.
6
6
Nathan,
Joseph physician, Concord.
Hezekiah deacon,
1803, aged 90
5 ;
5
3
Hezekiah.
Uri-
Uriah, Fryeburg.
Enoch, John, Peleg, Thomas.
3
aged 62;
1715,
d.
Timothy,
Nathan, Concord,
3
John, Jonathan,
3
Sherem
John.
John Lovejoy
d.
1690
2 ;
John, William, Christopher,
Joseph, Nathaniel, Ebenezer. 2
ry,
3
vid,
3
John,
John.
2
William deacon,
3
William, Hen-
Caleb, Samuel. 4
William, Joshua,
5
David
4
William, 4
William
Henry
Joshua,
6
d.
Capt— 3
4
Henry,
Henry, Da-
1796, aged 92.
William, Samuel Maj. Wilton. 5
Henry, Joshua Esq. deacon, Sanbornton.
2 Christopher, 3 d. 1737, aged 76 Christopher, d. 3 1732 aged 45 Hezekiah Widow Hannah died 1805, 4 aged 101 years, having had 336 descendants Hezekiah*, Capt., Amherst. 5 Jonathan , Jonathan. ;
;
;
—
— — — —— — — — — ;>
ftlSTORY OP ANDOVFtt. 2 4
Joseph, d.
2
Nathaniel
d.
4
Ezekiel— Nathaniel Capt. 2
3
1751, aged 84.
3
3
76. 3 Joseph,
aged
1737,
Benjamin
*
John.
Ebenezer died 1759, aged 86.
Ebenezer;
aged 98
;
4
Ebenezer
— Wid.
average age of
five
Nathaniel, Timothy,
Nathaniel Gen. H. U. 3
Ebenezer, John
Mary Lovejoy
died
1795,
sons of John Lovejoy
is
83
years and 7 months.
Andrew Allen, drew,
3
James,
John
2
John,
1690
died
Thomas
Andrew, ?
2
Andrew, John 2 An3 Andrew, 4 James,
John.
John Russ, died 1692,
2
John, Jonathan, Thomas,
Josiah, Joseph. 2
Thomas,
3
Thomas.
—None of the name now
in
An-
dover.
George Abbot married Hannah Chandler, Dec. 1681 killed
;
she died June, 1711, aged 82,
2
1647, died
John, Joseph,
by the Indians, 1676, George, William, Benjamin,
Timothy, Thomas, Nathaniel, Hannah, Sarah, Elizabeth ten had families in
had families
in
Andover and 72 children
Andover, and 14
age of the ten 67 years and 8 months. 3
died 1721, aged 73;
3
80 years and 3 months. 4
5 ;
2
;
A John
John, Ezra died 1760, in the war,
Ezra, Benjamin
L
5
average age
Abiel, Jeremiah,
Capt. died 1818, aged 82,
D.
;
Capt. died 1793, aged
William— 5 John
—
average
average of the eight
John, Barachias, Abiel H. Coll. Joseph
L.
;
John deacon,
John deacon, died 1754, aged
of three, 78 years 10 months.
89
30 of these
John, Joseph, Stephen, Ephraim r
Joshua, Ebenezer, Sarah, Priscilla
79;
;
other places
in
6
John H. U.
Exeter, Abiel D. D. Beverly.
Abiel Esq. deacon.Wilton, died 1809, aged 68,
6
Abiel
H. U. Jacob H. U. Benjamin Esq. Temple Me. died 1823, aged 53; Ezra deacon, Samuel H. U. 5 Jeremiah, Wilton, died 1825,
aged 82
6 ;
Jeremiah, Zebadiah
5
William
——
—
——
— —— —
—
—
SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS. 6
Wilton, died J793, aged 45,
Esq.
39
William H. U. Cas-
John physician, Hampden, Timothy Esq. Herman physician Belfast, died 1825, aged 42, Ezra Esq. Jackson, 4 Barachias died 1784, aged Isaac Esq. Jackson, Me. tine,
77,
5
Moses Capt. died 1826, aged 90. Barachias, Wilton, 4
died 1812, aged 73. 70,
5
4
aged 80,
5
Joseph, 4
died 1766, aged 82, 5
Joseph, Chester Vt. died 1789, aged
Joseph, Abiel, John, Ebenezer.
Stephen Capt.
3
Joseph, died 1757, 3
Andover, Vt.
Joseph,
Stephen,
Stephen, Ephraim, Samuel.- 4 Stephen,
in revolutionary war,
Major General of Es-
sex militia, merchant. Salem, a benevolent and useful
4
5
Ephraim,
66,
4
Ephraim, miller
3
Ephraim, died 1748, aged
Ephraim, Amherst, N. H. Joshua, Amherst, Daniel,
Josiah, Amherst, Ebenezer, Peter, Kingston, ua, Billerica about 1708, deacon,
4769, aged
4
84.
4
sons, David 6
5
John,
7
John W.
Joshua deacon, died 1807, aged 85, with-
John deacon, Westford, died 1791, aged 78,
John H. U. Counsellor Pitt,
H.
U.— 6
Blaney Esq.
3
4
5
7
at
law,
Juiiau,
H.
Senator, &,c.
U.— 4 David
David H. U. died 1804, aged 33, Ebcnezer 4 Isaac, James physician, Dra}
Isaac, 2
Abel,
5
died 1801, aged 72,
burg
N. H.- 3 Josh-
town clerk 31 years, died
John, Oliver, died 1796, aged 69, leaving no
out issue,
cut
citi-
1813, aged 64, George, Abner, Albany, Me.
zen, died
Ebenezer, Isaac. Simon, moved
George Capt. died 1736, aged 81,
than, Daniel, George,
Henry, Isaac
3
3
to
Frye-
Joseph,
Na*
George Capt. died
4 George, Samuel Esq. merchant, Boston, Andover 1776, a founder of the Theological
1768, aged 75,
removed
to
Institution, to
which he gave the greater part of
large estate; died
a very
April 1812, aged 80, without children.
His wife died 1816, aged 89. 4 George Esq. Col. died Dec. 1775, aged 51, 5 George merchant, Salem, died Lovejoy, Samuel II. U.- 5 JWm LoveJohn Lovejoy H. U. George Capt. died I822j 3*
1784, aged 36, John
joy Esq.
6
——
—
— ——
80
— —— —
— ;
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
a^ed 37; a
James Best and Jonathan, died
Samuel Wardwell,
I
2
Joseph.
William, Samuel,
Samuel,
5
Samuel.
John Marstin, 2 Ephraim born 1174, Benjamin, John, Jacob Marstin, died 1727, 2 Jacob, born 1688. Daniel,
i:
John, Samuel.
>
Mel, r
- 2
John
* athan,
in the war,
1692.
William, died 1789, aged 83. Jon-
died 1751, aged 78,
.
died
Wid. Margaret died 1795, aged 88.— 2 William,
Eliakim,
•
i
37
William Blunt, died 1709, aged 67, 2 William, SamHanburough 3 William, died 1738, aged 67, David,
>
John H. U. Jonathan, Ebenezer. Isaac died 1798, aged 87.
:
amily,
Andrew ircw, >
4
y :.
f
Samuel, born 1697, Andrew Rev. William,
3
Beamsley 1786 or
lied )3,
3
Peters, died 1713, aged 77, came with his Andrew, William, John, Samuel 2 Andrew, 3 AnAndrew, Sibbon. 9 William, 3 John 2 Sa?nuel
1736,
lied
Tohn i
2
—
Samuel, Joseph
2
3
William, Medfield,
aged 85. Hannah, his wife died 1796, aged
7,
Joseph died 1800, aged 71, Benjamin aged 72, Ma-
aged 81,
Adam
79,
Eve
822, aged 73
lU John, 4
Taphenes
87,
Nathan 77, Jethro, living in
lied
_;
jemuel,
Andrew
80,
Average age of ten 77 years and 8 months.
;
John Esq.
Bluehill, died 1823,
1825, aged 80, Ariel, Joseph.
r)
77,
1824, aged 83, Finis died
4
4
aged 30, Andrew, 5 John, James
John,
5
Andrew, John, Daniel Henry A. H. U. John, Joseph, Jeremy. John Bridges, died 1736, 2 James, Samuel — 2 James, Daniel
Andrew,
Joseph, Ef,
—
3 James, John, John, - 4 James, 5 Moody col.
f
4
Moody
died 1736, James, John.
Joseph Wilson, died 1718, aged 75, son, as it is said, 2 Joseph born 1677, John
Rev. John Wilson, Boston,
—
—
— — — —— — — — — —
38
—
—
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
2 Joseph, 3
Joseph— 2 John,
3
5
John,
Joshua deacon, Abiell
Esq. Wilton.
Edward
2
Phelps,
Edward, John
2
3
Edward,
Ed-I
ward, Robert.
Samuel Phelps, died 1746, aged 95, 2 Samuel, John,! Thomas 2 Samuel, 3 Samuel, Wid. Hannah, died
Joseph,
3
1746, aged 94. Francis, Joseph 4
war, 4
3
Joshua, Henry
Samuel, died 4
Francis,
Joseph died 1822, aged 78.
5
1756, in
—
Timothy, Joseph
Joseph, Elisha, Wid. Eliz-
abeth died 1828, aged 92. 2
Moses IIaggett, 2
as
Moses,
3
Thom-
Moses, William, Timothy,
Moses, Henry.
John Granger,
died 1725, aged 70,
2
John,
Daniel,
Samuel.
Abraham Moar,
2
Timothy born 1688, Abraham, Daniel. Samuel Martin, wid. Abigail, died 1739, aged 87. 2
died 1706,
Samuel, born 1680, John, Nathaniel—- 2 John, died 1764,
aged 79,
Joseph, Jonathan Wilton, died 1824, aged 91
3
88, 2 Ephraim, Ephraim, 3 JedidiTheodore senator U. S. Dwight senator U. S< John, Stephen— 3 John, 4 John, Ephraim, Wil-
Ephraim Foster, died 1746, aged 2
John, David, Moses, Joshua, Aaron
ah H. C.
—
2
John,
liam
—
4
4 3
John, Joseph, Jonas,
Jacob, John, Israel
3
John, Nathan, Daniel
phen, 4
5
Stephen,
4
John,
broke,
3
2
4
—
5
William, 5 William,
Samuel,
Samuel, 4
4
David, Stephen, Simeon,
David,
John, Stephen Rev. Isaac
Daniel, John
Moody
Stephen,
Joseph,
Moses— 4
Nathan, Nathan
David deacon,
3
David
2
4
Caleb.— 2 Aaron, Bolton, 3 John Aslebe, died 1728, aged
*Caleb, 4
1740, aged 84, 2 John.
Frederic,
—
Daniel,
Pem-
Moses,
Ephraim, Moses, Asa, Caleb, Daniel— 4 Asa
Oliver, Richard, Joseph F., Stephen,
Ste-
Ebenezer
5
Asa,
Moses
Elijah.
72,
Wid. Mary, died
—
—
— SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.
m
John Carlton, died
:
~
iel,
Laurence Lacy,
2
Thomas Austin,
2
Laurence born 1683. Thomas, born 691 Benjamin, Dan-
Joseph,
|j
1
.
2
died 1753, aged 83. Wid. Lucy, died
Samuel, 2
3
John, Daniel.
Richard, born 1691
3
Joshua,
Josh-
Caleb Capt.
Henry Bo dwell, Daniel
|
3 Isaac.
Christopher,
Abiel.
Robert Swan, !>
3Joshua, 2
3 Joseph.
1759, aged 88.
ua,
John, Christo-
John,
Samuel Austin, -
2
1745, aged 87.
2
pher, Joseph, Daniel,
—
39
—2
James,
3
2 Josiah,
born 1686, Henry, James,
James.
John Farrington, 2 Edward, born 1662 in England, came from Lynn to Andover- 2 Edward, 3 John, born 1693, Jacob, Edward, 3 Daniel, 4 Daniel Capt. moved to Fryeburg 1764, died 1819, aged 88, Thomas, Jacob, Phinehas Wilton, Philip Capt. John, Wilton, died 1802, aged 48.
Thomas Carrier, from Wales,
L
Con. 2
Thomas,
2
109 years.
aged 3
Thomas — 2 Richard,
Samuel Blanchard, land, 1639, married,
died
in
Thomas, Richard, 3
John.
born, Aug. 1629, 2
1654,
Jonathan,
Colchester,
Andrew /
came
to
N. Eng-
Joseph, Thomas,
John. Samuel moved from Charlestown to Andover 1686, died April 1707, aged 77. Jonathan and
Andover
2
3
Jonathan,
Thomas
settled in
Jonathan born 1686, David, Ja-
cob, Benjamin. 2
Thomas, died 1759, aged 85,
3
Thomas, brrn 1700.
Joseph, Josiah, Nathaniel, Isaac. 3
Josiah, died 1783, aged 78,
min,— Joshua 4
5
Wilton,
4
Benja-
Josiah, Joshua,
Joshua Capt.
Amos
deacon,
Andover. Abel physician Pembroke, N. H. 4
Benjamin, Wilton,
5
Benjamin, Isaac,
Joseph Emery, died 1721,
John Gutterson, uel.
2
3
Joseph, born 1696.
John, born 1692,
William, Sam-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
Hugh Stone, 3
2 John,
Hugh— 2
Simon, Daniel,
John,
John, Joseph.
The enjoy
were puritans, and
and
civil
of Andover, like the other settlers of
settlers
first
New England
left their
native country to
They were men
religious liberty.
of stout
ocean and the greater hardships of the
hearts, braved the
Their resolution and fortitude were equal to
wilderness.
their trying situation.
They
felt
like a
band of brothers,
ever ready to encourage and assist one another.
hardships
privations,
wonderful fortitude
and sufferings were and cheerfulness.
exhibited a very favorable specimen of
In a word, they all
those virtues
and excellencies, which characterized the puritan of New England.
CHAP.
Their
endured with
settlers
III.
INDIANS AND SUFFERINGS FROM THEM. The of the
features of the Indians are good, especially
women
per coloured
;
;
their
their hair
black and straight
clean, straight,
and well proportioned.
formed person
is
rarely to be
are very ingenious in their
sudden tion,
ins
found ;
;
their limbs
crooked or de-
among them.
They
are quick of apprehension,
in
labor assiduous.
They had wigwams,
or cab-
These were built the top, and inserting them into the distance. These were covered with
defend them from the weather.
by uniting poles
ground
way
A
in despatch, subtil in their dealings, ready in inven-
and
to
those
complexion somewhat reddish, or cop-
at
at
suitable
bark, boughs of trees, or skins except an aperture at the
41
INDIANS AND SUFFERINGS FROM THEM.
top for smoke, and a small place for entrance at the side.
The fire
was
fire
the centre
built in
They used no
afford.
chairs, but sat
They
had no need of a table. the
the ground around the
;
was covered with mats, skins, or boughs, as they could
A whole m one of
fire.
modated
family,
on
this covering,
slept with their feet
and
toward
and sometimes more, was accomwhich had but one room.
these cabins,
They were commonly built near good water. They had skins for clothing before the English came among them, from which they made mocasins for their feet. They often took fish with a kind of spear. They used bows and arrows for hunting and for war. The end of the arrow was often pointed with 1
been found
flint
stone
traps, pitfalls or
in
Various instruments of stone have been found,
since they have
left
of hatchets, knives,
the country.
They made canoes wrafl
They soon found
the use
arms, blankets, and other articles
fire
English came
after the
Ti
these points have
;
long since the Indians have depart-
Their game was sometimes taken
ed.
snares. ;
in the fields
among them. of bark taken from large birch trees.
sewed together with
fibres, or roots.
It
was put
into proper shape, and strengthened by ribs, or thin pieces
of wood, and a rim, like the top all
It
round
it
of a basket, was fastened
and bound with tough bark, or
was daubed with pitch
fibres
to prevent leaking.
of roots.
With
these
down and across rivers, and persons. They were light and
canoes, they could pass up and they would carry rnijht
one stream
A
several
be carried with ease, round
falls
of water, or from
to another.
few years before the landing of the Pilgrims at Plym-
outh, the Massachusetts Indians were very
ed by a pestilential disease and by wars. b
come
ted, tint
extinct
;
others were very small.
much diminishSome tribes had It
has been sta-
from thirty thousand they were reduced to three
hundred warriors. 4*
I
1
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
Andover was a place of resort favorable to their modej; There was a plenty of fish in the Merrimack andjl the numerous streams running into it the light land nearh the water was suitable to the cultivation of corn and beans,
i
j
of
life.
j
;
and the
of the
Indians,
for
1
Jj
a settlement
that they
first settlers,
eration
The
them game. Roger with a small near Cochichewick brook. the kindness, such the justice and humanity
forest afforded
company had Such was
more than
was paid
suffered very
thirty years.
An
little
equitable consid- II
whatever was obtained
for
»
from the 11
from them. II
inhabitants were able safely and quietly to pursue their II
business,
till
the
war
breaking out of Philip's
in
1675. ||
This rendered garrison houses necessary
for
refuge and de-
111
fence. j
These houses were sometimes made of thick timbers, sometimes filled with bricks between the studs. Sometimes they were surrounded with a rampart, or stockade. A watch was kept through the night. During the time of war,
I
there was a garrison house in every neighborhood in the
1
different parts of the town.
The
first
and damage occurred on the 19th Ephraim Stevens discovered the enemy side of Bod well's ferry, but escaped upon
violence " Mr.
April 167(5.
about a mile this his horse,
and alarmed the inhabitants.
The
Indians pur-
sued and passed along the main road, without doing any mischief,
till
they
came
to the south part of the town,
where
and took Timothy Abbot." These were sons of George Abbot, sen. Joseph was stout and resolute, and probably made resistance and there is
they
killed
Joseph
Abbot,
;
a tradition, that
was
slain.
he killed one, or more, of them, before he
He was
in his
24th year.
Timothy was
in his
13th year, was kept several months, and was brought back
He had by a squaw who knew the family and was friendly. been treated by the Indians as well as circumstances would
| J
1
i
INDIANS AND SUFFERINGS FROM THEM. I
admit
I
ger.
"
but, as
;
At
the
Hubbard
48
was greatly pined with hun-
states,
same time Mr. Faulkner's house was burned,
They
and Roger Marks was wounded and his horse killed. .
some
killed
cattle,
but had time only to cut out their tongues,
A
being fired upon by the people in the garrison."
months
after, a
tivated
Mr. Haggett and two of
John Parker,
small party of the
enemy
few
surprised and cap-
July 10th 1677,
his sons.*
James Parker, John Phelps, and Daniel
Blackhead were surprised and
Scar-
slain at black point in
borough. In 16S8, the Indians
'
the English.
Andover
commenced another war with more
suffered
in
this,
than
in
the
August 16S9, John Peters and Andrew Peters were killed by the Indians and in the same year. Lt. John Stevens, Benjamin Lovejoy, Eleazar Streaton preceding war."
In
;
and Robert Russell died
in
the war at the eastward.
1G96, John Hoit and William Peters were
August
In
slain.
But the most severe and distressing shock, which Andover ever suffered from the !
1698
;
"
the cattle in
them
ing house on
fire
fifth
of
March
surprised the
town
burnt two houses and two barns with
'killed five persons, ,
Indians, was on the
when between 30 and 40 Indians
— set another dwelling house and the meet;
but the
before they had done
fires
were happily extinguished
much damage."* The
persons killed
were Simon Wade, Nathaniel Brown, Penelope Johnson, aged
19,
daughter of Timothy
Johnson, Capt. Pascoe
aged 41, daughter of Edmond Faulkner. Chubb, two years before, had been Capt. at Pe-
Chubb aid Hannah maquid
fort,
chiefs of the his death
his wife,
when he had
treacherously murdered
Indians, and had greatly irritated
afforded
them
as
much
joy, as
them
two ;
and
the taking of a
whole town, because they had taken, though by accident, * Dr. Symmes's Thanksgiving Sermon.
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
44
their beloved revenge
on him "
countrymen.
to their
for his
They took
barbarity and perfidj Col.
Dudley Bradstree
|erl
and family and carried them about fifty rods from his house it when they halted and dismissed their prisoners without offering them the least injury ; a singular instance ofmercj
0
in a people,
and
to
who had always shown themselves
The
have no mercy.
nummon, an Indian who ed
to
lived at
to be cruel
one WaterNewbury, and is suppos-
tradition
is,
that
have had a particular regard to Col. Bradstreet, under-
took to conduct the Indians to his house upon these conditions, that they should
his family."*
They
neither
kill
nor captivate any of
took Abiel Stevens, a lad,
himself lame and kept behind
;
who
pecting to be pursued, he turned, ran and
made
his escape
upon by the Indian who took him. " The snow being uncommonly deep, and the
though
feigned
the Indians hastened, ex-
fired
tants unprovided with
inhabi-
snow shoes, the Indians were not pur-
sued."
" Assacumbuit, their principal leader, had distinguished
himself in this war, by his horrid barbarities, which render-
ed their conduct in releasing the captives the more extraordinary."*
No
assault
after
this
The
made upon Andover many years afterward.
has been
but towns near suffered severely
;
inhabitants were obliged to use caution and often
to repair to garrisons for safety.
sary near the
Merrimack
Block houses were neces-
to secure the fields
and laborers.
In the spring of 1704, four block houses were built
expense of the Province,
for
good and John Barker.
It
block house in Shavvshin
fields, as
or dwelling house near,
corn and rye in these
at
the
£8, 8, 10, by Christopher Oswas very necessary to have a there
was no garrison
and many of the inhabitants raised
fields.
In September 1722, the town voted, "that there be a * Dr. Symmes's Sermon.
INDIANS AND SUFFERINGS FROM THEM. '
new block-house builded
against
45
Henry BodwelPs, and the
other three block-houses in said town shall be repaired, 7
*
at the
shin field
The
I
was sold
for
20s
John Johnson.
to
much
Indians were enemies very
"
open
field.
of day.
an opportunity
for
They never made
The
waited long
surprise their prey.
to
their attacks openly,
nor fought in the
time of assault was often just before
when they could
The
inhabitants did
not feel safe in their fields, and were liable to be shot
while at their labour. to
They
their
frequently carried
They
work.
when they assembled and were exposed to be way {runs,
laid
when
not
the
They couid
short time. as to
It
was as
watch
enemy was near were
their
going and returning,
in
safely in their beds, without constant
ed in the wilderness, and
carried
also
down
their fire-
worship on the sabbath,
for
and assaulted in the meeting house.
They knew
dawn
strike the blow without resistance,
and could cause the greatest panic.
arms with them
They
dreaded.
concealed themselves and lay in ambush, and
and patiently,
all
In 1735, the block-house in Shaw-
tow n's expense.''
not rest
time of war.
they encampsame place only a hunt them in the forest,
in
difficult to
in ;
the
hunt a wolf, and they were skilful
at lying at
ambush
pursuers.
for their
Under such circumstances, the
early settlers suffered
exceedingly, not only from actual assaults, but from alarms
ind constant apprehension of danger. }ften interrupted,
much time was
lost,
Their labors were
and much expense
incurred in securing their families and property.
They
were exposed, and suffered frequent losses, by destruction
M their
cattle,
They were to
houses and barns, and pillage of their
often called to perform military duty,
protect themselves, but the frontiers; and
ished in their wars, by sickness, hardships, or
my.
How
little
fields.
not only
numbers perby the ene-
do we, their posterity, know of the dan-
46
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
gers, alarms, distresses,
and hardships,
exposed, and which they endured
was important
It
to
many
with them near Andover
for
the plantation was begun
;
first settlers
of
and
New
natives been hostile,
which they were
our ancestors, that peace was
served with the natives so
to military duty
to
!
more than
thirty years
afte
but they were obliged to attend
How easily might the England have been destroyed, had the and had they combined and exerted
to be equipped.
new neighbours
themselves to remove their
!
Divine pro-
vidence favored the arduous undertaking of settling a
The
derness.
first
pre-
There was no wai
years.
planters were
men
wil-
of principle, and
treated the savages with kindness and justice, and secured their confidence.
When wars commenced, the planters had increased in numbers and strength, and, with their superior skill and means of defence, they were able to protect themselves, and drive the enemy to distant parts, or weaken and destroy them,
The
and compel them
frontier settlements
to preserve peace.
were exposed, and frequently
suffered depredations from the Indians,
Canada, and the French, in
America
in
mencement of Philip's war, and have resided there since. ily in
tants.
Andover
is
not
They have
now
The
left
Andover,
com-
residence of an Indian fam
uniformly retired from civilization, and
where settlements have been
the English.
In 1679, grants of land were made to ner,
at the
that few, if any, families
recollected by the oldest inhabi-
have not long continued,
made by
the reduction of
to the English.
probable, that the Indians
It is
till
1763, ceded their territories
John Farnum, and Ephraim Stevens,
of losses sustained by the Indians.
Edmond
Faulk-
in consideration
In 1683, a grant of six
^
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. was made
acres
to
Joshua Woodman.
granted, in 1738, to those
.vas
var. or
line belonging to Andover,
uade more than Philip's ed,
War
1703
;
1675
in
in Philip's
representatives of
This grant was
had shares.
war commenced
war closed. ;
peace was establish-
from 1688 to the declaration of the
peace of Ryswick, in 1697 in
The
sixty years after the
Nov. 1676.
Amherst, N. H.
who had served
representatives.
their
to
47
— war
began
at the
westward,
peace restored, in 1713, by the treaty of Utretcht. to 6,000 young men were and that the population, during that pe-
computed, that from 5,000
It is
lost in
these wars
riod, suffered a
;
check of not
less
CHAP.
than 100,000 souls.
IV.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. The town
records for the
years are very defective.
We
first
twenty or twenty
five
are left entirely in the dark
concerning transactions interesting and gratifying to curiosity, if
an account of them could be found.
In this peri-
od, a meeting house had been built, and two ministers
been
had
settled.
1656, March.
The
first
town meeting noticed
in
the
records was held at John Osgood's house. 1660.
damage
The town
that
taking into consideration the great
may come
to
the town by persons living re-
mote upon such lands as were given them for ploughing and planting, and so by their hogs and cattle destroy the
meadows
adjoining thereunto
;
have ordered and do hereby
order, that whosoever inhabitant or other shall build
any
1
HISTORY OP ANDOVER. dwelling house
in that part
of the town but upon houselotsj
|
or other places granted for that end, without express leave!
from the town, time he shall
shall forfeit
twenty shillings a month
any such prohibited place
live in
having given houselots
to build on, to all
;
for
I,
theii
L
— the town!
L
such as they have
,
received as inhabitants of the town.f
1664. Attendance of every voter was required, and
come
ery neglect to
to the
town meeting
at
ev-|
i;
the day and)
time appointed, subjected the delinquent to a forfeiture of
,
twelve pence.*
The town was
very attentive to have good order
whether
public meetings,
their
inj
ordinary business, orl
for
J
public worship.
1672.
ordered, that whatsoever dogs shall be inj
It is
pay
shall is
jr.
pence
six
for
and
enforced,
it
I
every time being there, and G. A.||
appointed to take notice
for his pains
|
owner thereof II
the meeting house on the sabbath day, the
to gather
thereof and have the pay 11
up.*
it
— If
were
this order
still 11
might prevent a nuisance often troublesome
to
I
town
I
religious assemblies.
1673.
meeting
It is
ordered, that
after silence
any man speak
if
commanded
in
twice by the moderator, |
good forever.*
shall forfeit twelve pence, this order to hold
—
If this order were
still
enforced,
it
would tend
to the des-
li
1
patch of business.
Care was taken the following order
man
that hath
;
that once
same
ture trouble feit
the
;
sum
I!
U
any land lying unfenced,
his neighbours with him,
give the
may be seen by
within three years, every
to prevent disputes, as
shall
and renew the bound marks, and
to the selectmen, so that
and whosoever
shall fail
it
to
may prevent do
of five shillings to the town use. *
Town
Records.
take one of
so,
fu-
|
U |
shall for- I
— -PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. 1680. Mr. Dane,
49
Dudley Bradstreet, George Abbot,
and others were appointed a committee to seat the meeting house
;
— and
it
was voted and agreed upon, that
whether male or female,
son,
if
any per-
any other place in
shall sit in
meeting house than what they are appointed by the
the
aforesaid committee, shall forfeit for every such offence for
of the town twenty pence, to be forthwith gathered
the use
by the constable by order from said committee, and constable faileth so to do as abovesaid, to pay said
if
the
sum him-
self.
1679. Ordered by the selectmen, tertain others in their
that no persons en-
houses after 9 o'clock in the evening
without warrantable business, on penalty of five shillings
young persons
!uo
to
be
abroad on
nights, nor people to entertain
nenalty
— persons
unseasonably from their
The
posed to the same forfeiture.
ed
695.
Two
own homes
ex-
tithingmen were requir-
persons were appointed by the selectmen to
young on the Sabbath, and
it in the galleries to inspect the
required to notify disorderly persons to the
ivvere
was requested
>vho
Sunday
examine and report the breaches of these orders.
to J
Saturday or
on these nights on the like
)ubliciy
nade
:
but on
to a Justice
for the first
minister,
offence to admonish
the second offence, complaint
was
them to
be
may be pun-
of peace, that the offender
shed for such crimes, as the law directs. 1084.
ii list
3
That
property,
)ie
it
the town might have a correct
was ordered, that
all
of their ratable estate the last
Monday
o'clock from year to year, then to be
meeting
ic
;
and whoever
shall
list
in
jtnd X)
whoever
shall not
rated by will
keep
in
at
pub-
back any part of every par-
according to a former order,
bring in their
and doomer.
August
examined
heir ratable estate shall forfeit five shillings for
icular to the use of the town,
of taxa-
persons shall bring in
It
bills
was
as abovesaid shall
further,
50
HISTORY OF ANDOVEK. 1686. Voted and passed, that the constable from year
on the
to year, shall
all
(by inhabitants
meant
is
Monday
last
the morning, call
August
in
at
9 o'clock
in
the inhabitants of the town by name, all
householders and persons that
have management of any estate and hired servants) and
any such persons
house, and bring in their
pay
shall
five shillings to
The town
bills
of their ratable estates, they
the use of the town.
early encouraged the
and tradesmen and the building of 1664. It is agreed by the town such persons as mill shall
mechanics
for
encouragement, that
undertake to build a corn and a saw
the west side of Shawshin river.
Granted
1673.
settling of
mills.
have liberty to cut timber on any part of the
common on Wright
shall
if
not then appear at the meeting
shall
five
fulling mill,
Edward Whittington and Walter
to
acres of land for encouragement of erecting a
which they promise
to set
about the next spring.
1675. Liberty was granted to a tanner, that shall be
allowed by the town, to
works
for his
make
use of what bark
in town, provided he
fell
no
is
needful
trees that are
fit
for building or mill timber.
1682. Granted liberty to any man, that the town or
committee
and
shall choose, to set
grist mill
upon Shawshin
up a saw river
mill,
fulling mill,
near Rogers brook, to
take up 20 acres of land adjoining said place, and to enjoy the same forever with the privilege of a townsman. 1688. It was voted, that the 20 acres of land shall be
improved by Joseph and John Ballard and
their
long as they shall keep up a grist mill, fulling
In the same year,
works; bot's
and
it
was voted
to
heirs so mill,
&c.
encourage setting up iron
in 1691, to lay off so
much
of Benjamin Ab-
land as will be beneficial for a corn-mill and iron
works intended
to
be
set up.
1686. Granted liberty to Henry Ingalls
jr.
to
set
up a
— PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN.
51
on Musketoe river below Boston meadow way. Henry Holt to set up a saw mill on Ladle meadow
saw
mill
And
to
brook.
1693. Granted to Lt. Tohnson and Ebenezer Barker
Shawshin stream against
the benefit of
said Barker's land
to erect a fulling mill.
Granted
1695.
Thomas Abbot,
Samuel Osgood, John Abbot, jr. and Henry Chandler to set up
to
sen. .Joseph
a saw mill on Cochichewick river, two or three rods above the lower ford way.
The bounds between Andover and Woburn were
1671. settled.
1718.
The bounds were
settled
and stated between Sa-
lem and Andover. 1695. Voted,
twenty shillings be given
that,
wolf caught and carried
for
every
to the constable.
1698. Voted, that a committee be chosen to receive
anew
the records of the town lands according to what pa-
may be
pers
found, that have been upon record before
;
our town records being taken away by the enemy Indians.
The
proprietors raised
first
year 1681;
lots until the
selves,
and
all
that
their
Then
town rates on
they agreed
were then householders
charges by heads and their ratable estates
was
to possess all
terest in the
On
town
common
the 8th of
privileges,
;
and also
their
among them-
to raise
all
town
and every man to
have an
in-
lands according to what tax he paid.
March 1702,
the proprietors, a committee
at a
general town meeting of
was appointed
for settling and agreement of the proprietors and making a of the names of the proper proprietors, as these
(reviving the
con
r
et li>t
were not entered on the record 1714 Jan. 38, ded
to the list
in 1681.
town meeting 121 proprietors were admade in 1702. Soon a ft *r the proprietors orin
ganized, tran -acted business separately from the town, and
;
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
began
distinct records in 1715,
and the grants, or
of land, were recorded in their Book. grants were
made
division?!
Previous to this I
by the commoners, or houselot men,
they were called, and recorded in the town book.
were
ions of land
laid off
from time to time to the
m
Divis-j
propri-j
land was
etors according to their several proportions, and
and the money was divided accordingly.
sold
1722. Voted by the proprietors to lay out
grounds that are
common
to the
all
the clay
use of the inhabitants
for-
ever.
An
act
was passed June 1801, by the General Court,
requiring the Treasurer of the Proprietors of Andover to
pay over one half of or hereafter
may
be,
all
the monies and estate, which was,
in his
hands as treasurer, unto the
Trustees of the Free School in the North Parish in Andover, for instruction in the school
;
the other half was paid
over to Trustees appointed in the South Parish, the in-
come
to be appropriated for instruction in the free
schools
of the parish.
The
inhabitants of
Andover were zealously engaged
in
opposing the arbitrary measures of the British government,
were united and, by the influence of the fathers of the town, were preserved from disorder and riotous proceedings.
This
will
readily appear from
1765, Sept. 11th.
the town records.
Whereas sundry of the
inhabitants of
the town are threatened with injuries and abuses from
ri-
otous assemblies, said town unanimously voted their utter detestation and abhorrence of
dinary proceedings; and officers
all
such violent and extraor-
that the selectmen,
and magistrates of the town be desired
utmost endeavours agreeable to law
to
suppress the same
and that the freeholders and other inhabitants thing in their power to assist them therein.
The
the militia to use their
will
do every
unanimity and correct views of the town may be
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN.
53
seen from the following vote and instructions to their representative.
1765, Oct. 21. Voted that Col. James Frye, Deac. Isaac
Abbot, George Abbot. Esq. Mr.
Moody
Bridges,
Capt. Pe-
Osgood. Col. John Osgood, Capt. Asa Foster, Capt.
ter
John Foster, Capt. Peter Parker, Capt. John Farnum, be a committee to
draw up instructions
for the
representative
of the town at the great and general Court of this Province, !
and report as soon as may
The Committee
be.
appointed
jported the following draught,
for the
purpose aforesaid re-
which being read was unani-
mously accepted.
To Samuel Df
Andover
Representative
Phillips, Esq.
in his
for
the town
Majesty's province of the Massachusetts
Bay. Sir,
We,
the freeholders and other inhabitants of said
.own, legally assembled
in
town meeting on
said
day, to
may be proper on our part to be done at this conjuncture, being a time, we apprehend, that we
:onsider what critical
ind the rest of his Majesty's subjects of this province,
and colonies
as those of the other provinces
ivell
as
in British
America, are by sundry acts of Parliament of Great Britain, by an act
especially
commonly
called
the
Stamp Act,
in
ianger of being not only reduced to such indigent circumstances as will render us unable to
he
Crown
litherto done, .he
manifest our loyalty to
of Great Britain, as upon
all
occasions
we have
by cheerfully exhibiting our substance
for
defence of the British dominions in this part of the
vorld
;
but of being deprived of
)riuleges
bought and
still
loyalty
we have always
think ourselves justly entitled
Therefore we take
it
to be a
ind posterity to instruct you, issent to
some of our most valuable
which by Charter and
to.
duty justly due to ourselves
that you
any act of Assembly that 5*
do not give your
shall signify
any willing-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
f>4
ness in your constituents to submit to any internal taxes that are
f"
under any colour imposed, otherwise than by the
General Court of
strances to the
measures as
province agreeable to the constitution
this
of this government
;
—That you
join in such dutiful
k
remon-
King and Parliament, and other becoming
shall carry the greatest probability to
repeal of the
'
Stamp Act, and an
alleviation
511
obtain a
11 t'
of the embar-
(
f
rassments, the commercial affairs of this province labour
< 01
under by the rigorous execution of the acts of Parliament respecting the same
;
— and we also desire
utmost endeavours that sive
all
you
f
your
to use
f
extraordinary grants and expen-l
I
all occasions as much as possible we would recommend particularly the
measures may upon
be avoided
;
— and
strictest care
stitutional
and the utmost firmness
would use your best endeavours, other
—
all
that
su
you f
with the
al
to suppress all riotous
to
unlawful acts of vio-
ei
conjunction
in
members of the General Court,
unlawful assemblies, and to prevent
;
f
uncon-
to prevent all
draughts upon the public treasury
12
lence upon the persons and substance of his Majesty's sub- n jects in this Province.
The
following expression of sympathy with the suffer-
ers during* the
commotion respecting the Stamp Act,
II
i
is II
honorable to the town. 1766, Sept. Being put to vote whether the town
will in-
struct their Representative to use his influence in the Great
and General Court of late
this
troublesome times
in
Province that the sufferers
Boston may have a consideration be most
fit
and equitable ^
it
passed in the affirmative.
a
i
s
|
|
1768, March, Voted that Samuel Phillips Esq. Capt. Asa Foster, Capt. Peter Osgood, George
t
in the
paid them out of the Province treasury, or such other way as said Court shall judge to
II
Abbot Esq.
Col.
Frye, Capt. John Foster, and Mr. Joshua Holt be a mittee to consider of some measures that
may tend
James
Comto
|
j
i
en|
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. courage prudence and manufactures, and to lessen the use of superfluities in the town, and report at the annual meeting of the town in
May
The committee
next.
appointed as above, reported
—That
in
order to securing to ourselves and transmitting to posterity those invaluable gious,
and privileges both
rights
civil
and
reli-
which have been dearly purchased by our predeces-
sors the
settlers
first
of this country, the loss of which
greatly threatened by the great
and immoralities among us; of opinion, that
it
is
— The Committee
absolutely necessary
town use
tants of this
is
and growing imprudences are
humbly
the inhabi-
that
utmost endeavours, and that
their
they enforce their endeavours
by their example,
for
the
suppressing of extravagance, idleness and vice, and for the
promoting of industry, economy and good morals all
;
and by
prudent means endeavour to discountenance the impor-
tation
and use of foreign
superfluities,
encourage manufactures
in
the town.
and
promote and
to
The above
report
was unanimously accepted by the town. The town resolutely opposed the taxes imposed by liament,
as appears
par-*
from the following extract from the
town book. 1770, May.
The town
tresses this Province
is
a late act of Parliament glass, &lc.
imposing duties on
made and passed
ing a revenue sent,
taking into consideration the dis-
labouring under by the operation of
in
the
for the
tea,
American Colonies without
which act we apprehend
is
paper,
express purpose of rais-
oppressive,
their con-
repugnant to
the natural and constitutional rights of the people, contrary
both to the
spirit
and
letter
of the royal Charter granted
by their majesties king William and
Queen Mary
to the
inhabitants of this province, whereby are ordained and established the having and enjoying nities of free
and natural
all
liberties
and immu-
born subjects; and subversive of
— 56
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
the great and good designs of our
most worthy ancestors,
who
exposed themselves to
crossed the ocean,
willingly
every danger, parted with their blood and
treasure, suffer-
ed hunger, cold, and nakedness, and every other hardship
human
nature
is
capable
of, to
purchase and defend a quiet
habitation for themselves and posterity
;
Therefore Voted, nernine contradicente, 1.
That
it is
the duty of every friend to liberty and to
the British constitution to use if possible,
legal
all
the execution of said act
this opportunity
;
measures
to prevent,
and would embrace
our warmest gratitude to the
to express
merchants and other gentlemen of Boston and other trading
towns
in this
spirited
province for the regular, constitutional and
measures pursued by them, from principles truly
noble and generous,
tyranny and oppression,
for repelling
and establishing those rights
which they are entitled 2. That we will by
to as all
themselves and country
for
men and
as Englishmen.
and constitutional meas-
legal
ures in our power support and encourage the non-importation
agreement of the merchants
no commercial or
social
with those persons
who
;
and that we
of and deaf to the miseries
itself,
regard-
and calamities
which
threaten this people, preferring their to the liberty
endeavouring
have
as enemies to the country, divested
of every public virtue and even of humanity less
will
connexions directly or indirectly
own
private interest
and freedom of the community, are sordidly to
counteract such benevolent and salutary
agreement. 3.
That we
manufactures of
will
this
encourage country
;
frugality, industry
and that we
use of any foreign tea, or suffer lies
it
to
will
and the not
make
be used in our fami-
(case of sickness only excepted) until the act imposing
a duty on that article shall portation take place.
be repealed and a general im-
— PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN.
57
1774, Feb. 3. Resolved, That no person in this town,
who
vending
has heretofore been concerned in
other person
may on any pretence
tea, or
any
whatever, either
sell
himself or be in any way accessary to selling any tea of foreign importation, while
it
remains burthened with a duty,
under penalty of incurring the town's displeasure. 1774, Dec. 26. Resolved
— That
the indispensable
it is
duty of this town strictly to conform and firmly adhere to
American Continental Con-
the Association of the grand gress,
and
5th of
December
to the resolve of the Provincial
thereto relating, and
may be thoroughly
in
Congress of the order that this
that the inhabitants of the
effected,
town of the age of twenty one years and upwards subscribe the following agreement
We
the subscribers
viz
;
;
having attentively considered the
Association of the grand American Continental Congress
and non-
respecting the non-importation, non-exportation
consumption of goods, &lc. signed by the Delegates of
this
and the other Colonies on the Continent, and the Resolve of the Provincial Congress of the 5th of relating,
own
sacred
thereto
make
said Association and Resolve
— Do,
by these Presents, under the
them, and in order to our
December
do heartily approve the same, and every part of
personal
ties
act
;
of virtue, honor, and love of our country, firmly
agree and associate fully and completely to observe and
keep
all
and every
article
and clause
resolve contained, according
•and
letter thereof,
and
will
to
in said association
the true
duly inform and give notice of ev-
ery evasion or contravention of either, as far as
and we further covenant, that
if
the age of twenty one years and
refuse to subscribe or them, that
we
this
will
and
meaning,
intent,
we
are able
upwards
shall
neglect or
agreement when tendered
withdraw
all
;
any person or persons of
commerce,
to
him
trade, or deal-
ing from sqch, so long as they shall continue thus inimical
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
58
to the public good,
on the records of
and that
this
Gazette as enemies
their
names
shall
be enterec|
town, and published in the Esse!
to their country.
Witness our hands
— day
this
of December,
Ann(
Domini 1774. It
was resolved that the Constables who had any par
of the Province tax in their hands should immediately pa] the same to
Henry Gardner, Esq. Receiver General of th( made shall be paid ir
Province, and that assessments to be
manner, and that
like
charge to such person It
his receipt shall be an effectual dis for the
same.
was resolved, that one quarter part of
town
soldiers of the
enlist themselves
couragement they are promised pay
;
and
all
the training
for
their
en-
every half day they
for
shall be exercised in the art military.
Committees were chosen
to carry the aforesaid resolves
into effect.
"
ed
it
Whereas to the
among
the Provincial Congress
people, that there be
have recommend-
no disorderly behav-
unbecoming the character of Americans, Therefore Resolved That the Hon. Samuel Phillips Esq. Capt. Peter Osgood, Deacon Samuel Barker, Doct. Joseph Osgood, Col. George Abbot, Capt. John Farnum, Capt. Asa Foster, Col. James Frye, Capt. Henry Ingalls, Lieut. Nathan Chandler, Ens. Joiour
citizens,
or
us,
christians
;
—
—
Ens. Joshua Holt, Deacon Joseph Abbot,] Mr. Barachias Abbot, Capt. John Abbot, and William Abbot, be a Committee of Safety, whose duty it shall be to endeavor to maintain peace and harmony, hitherto so hap-j siah Blanchard,
pily continued
to suppress all
among
us
—That
they
use their influence
unwarrantable mobs and
riots, and that they promote as much as in them lies good will and affection towards one another ; more especially by their life and con-
versation, as well as
by their prudent and seasonable ad-
j
;
PROCEEDINGS OP THE TOWN. they
^ !vice,
?o
much
recommend
a reformation in
life
59 and manners,
be wished for and earnestly supplicated by
to
all
good men."
m
1775, Jan. 2d. Col. James Frye, George
Abbot Esq. Samuel Johnson, Ens. Joshua Holt, Capt. John Far-
Col. "
num,
Messrs.
Nehemiah Abbot, Moody Bridges, Ens. Asa iVbbot, Samuel Frye, and Lieut.
^'Stephen Holt, Messrs.
:
John Ingalls were chosen a Committee of Inspection to obAmerican and Pro-
serve that the Resolves of the grand
Congresses be
-vincial
strictly
adhered
The
to.
duty of
committee was more particularly pointed out by
•this
in-
structions from the town.
The instructions to the Committee comprised lowing objects among others. They were required
-:
their
strictly
adhered
to
;
—
to
improve the breed of sheep and
encourage
to
fol-
to "
use
utmost endeavours that the non-consumption agree-
ment be
:•
the
frugality,
mote agriculture,
encourage the people to increase their
economy and industry
and manufactures
arts
;
;
— and
to
number and pro-
discounter
nance and discourage every species of extravagance and dissipation
and that they recommend
;
to the
people of the
town, that they, on the death of any near relations, go into
no further mourning dress, than a black crape or ribbon
on the arm or hat for
women
;
and traders of
all
for
men, and a black ribbon
— that said in this
or necklace
Committee inspect the merchants
town, and give information to the public
such persons as
shall violate the
Ninth Article of the
Association by advancing the price of their goods they apply to
all
;
— that
the merchants and traders in this town,
immediately after the tenth day of October next, and take a
full
which
inventory of shall
to offer
all
then be
the
goods, wares and merchandize
in their
hands, and shall require them
no more of those goods
for
sale
;
and
if
any mer-
chant, trader or others shall refuse to have an inventory
— 60
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
taken, or shall offer for sale after the tenth of October aforesaid any such goods, wares or merchandize, the
mittee
Com-
directed to take the goods into their possession at
is
the risque of the proper owners,
until
the repeal of the
to, and publish the names of such refractory merchants or traders, that they may meet with the merits of
Acts referred
enemies
gage
country
to their
of their trust
;
and the town doth hereby en-
and support said Committee
to assist ;
—
that the
in the discharge
Committee inspect the conduct of
every person in the town touching the aforesaid Association, that
if
any person or persons
name
As-
shall wilfully violate said
majority of said Committee cause the
sociation, that the
of such person or persons forthwith to be published
end that all such foes to the rights of America may be publicly known And it is further recommended to said Committee that they act in every respect as it shall appear to them to be their duty as a Committee of inspection, whose duty is more fully pointed out in the Continental Association and Provincial Rein the Gazette, to the
British
;
—
solves."
1775,
May
29.
kept in the town tion every
;
The town voted that a watch should be and the sentinels were required to ques-
person they perceived walking the streets or
elsewhere after nine o'clock in the evening, concerning their business
;
and
if
any person being called on, neglect
or refuse to reply, they shall with
them on if
a strong voice
And
if
immediately
;
fire.
any being stopped, do not give of himself a satisfac-
tory account, the sentinel tain
demand
their peril by their authority as a guard, to stop
they shall persist, the sentinel shall
and confine him
till
shall
by force,
if
necessary, de-
he may be had before one or more
Justices of the town, or any of the
aforementioned Com-
mittee for further examination.
1775, December
12th, Col.
finii
Samuel Johnson, Messrs.
[pi
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. Philemon Chandler, Moody Bridges, Nehemiah Abbot, and Capt.
John Farnum were chosen a committee of corres-
pondence
for said
town.
Hon. Samuel Phillips Esq. Capt. JoshAsa Foster, Mr. Moses Abbot Capt. Henry lugalls, Mr. Nehemiah Abbot, Mr. Stephen Holt, Mr. Dana Committee of Coriel Poor, and Lieut. Benjamin Poor 1776, March 8.
ua Holt, Capt.
—
respondence, Inspection, and Safety. A
J
776, June
12.
The
being put
question
— whether,
should the Honorable Congress, for the safety of the Colonies,
independent of the kingdom of Great
declare them
Britain, you will solemnly
engage with your
tunes to support them in the measure.
—
It
lives
and
for-
passed in the af-
firmative, unanimously.
1776, October
3.
Voted, That
inhabitants of this town
is
it
the consent of the
now assembled,
that the
present
House of Representatives of this state of Massachusetts Bay in New England, together with the Council, if they consent
in
one body
witli the
House, and by equal voice,
should consult, agree on, and enact such a Constitution
and form of government
for this State, as the said
Representatives and Council on the deliberation shall judge will
peace and happiness of
fullest
most conduce
this State, in
all
House of
and most mature to
the safety,
after
successions
and generations, provided said Constitution and form of
Government be made public lor the inspection, approbation, amendment, or disapprobation of the inhabitants before the ratification thereof
1777, June 2.
by the Assembly.
Voted— That
Ens. Stephen Holt, Mr.
Philemon Chandler, Capt. Isaac Osgood, lips,
Lt.
Samuel
Phil-
Deac. Samuel Barker, Capt. Henry Ingalls, and Lt.
John Adams be an Act
to
a
Committee
to prosecute
all
prevent monopoly and oppression
breaches of an Act in addition to said
6
act,
;
breaches of
and also
which
shall
all
come
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
62 to their
knowledge, or whereof they
shall
receive informa-j ^
tion.
1
November
1777,
18. Voted, that the
town
will
supply!
H
the families of the non-commissioned officers and private! soldiers,
belonging to this town, that are engaged in the
continental
army with the necessaries of
cumstances may require, agreeable
to a
life
W
j
¥
that their cir-
Resolve of the Gen-
j
^
|
f
eral Court.
1778, Jan. 29. Voted, that the Representatives of the
and
^
perpetual Union between the United States of America
f
town use
their influence that the plan of confederation
proposed by Congress be
ratified
and confirmed.
1778, Feb. 16. Voted to procure continental shirts, et.
army doing duty
for
this
for
each soldier town,
in the
two pair of stockings, one pair of shoes, and a blank-
—A committee was chosen
clothing, and
to
i» (
one pair of) j
procure and forward the
the selectmen were directed to hire
PI
I I
money
511
j
on the credit of the town for the use of the committee. 1779, July 2. Samuel Osgood Esq. Mr. Samuel Phillips Mr. John Farnum
and Mr. Zebadiah Abbot wereelec-
^
ted Delegates to attend at the Convention to be holden at
I
jr.
Cambridge on the
jr.
— September
next, for
the purpose
of
forming a Constitution of Government. 1780,
May
The
15.
town, after due deliberation and
debate, adopted with almost entire
unanimity, the form of
government proposed by the Convention. 1781, July. The meetings of the town for business previous to the following vote were holden in the North Parish meeting house.
Voted April,
—That
the
three
and May, be called
for
annual
meetings of March,
the future alternately in the
—
and all other occasiontwo meeting houses in said town al meetings for the purpose of transacting public business, ;
be held alternately
at said
meeting houses, without regard
I
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. to the aforesaid
three annual meetings.
Town
for
meetings
63
—Previous
to 1781,
business were holden in the north meet-
ing house.
1784. Voted that the town meetings shall held the present year at the
meeting house, and
town, and then one. year at the north so successively
be statedly
south meeting-house in said
during the pleasure of the town.
During the revolutionary war, town meetings were
fre-
quently holden to transact very important and interesting
harmony were mainand embar-
business, and remarkable union and
tained through
the
Many
whole.
difficulties
rassments occurred, such as raising men.
supplying them
and their families with necessaries, the depreciation of the paper money, SoC. which called forth the resources and
The
of the town.
forts
ef-
agents for transacting business de-
served and possessed the confidence of the people
ardour and firmness with which
all
;
and the
united, rendered their
burdens tolerable. 17S5, Oct. 17 bering town sition for a
be and he
made
— Whereas
paper currency is
in the
it
has been said, that a neigh-
has lately by a public vote expressed a dispo;
— Voted,
hereby instructed
General Court
for
in
introducing a paper medi-
um, vigorously and perse vcr in giy being a measure calculated, ness, dissipation als
in
that Joshua Holt Esq.
case any motion shall be
to
oppose the same, as
our opinion, to promote
of the people, to bring on the ruin of the
When
idle-
and dishonesty, and by destroying the mor-
Commonwealth.
was embarrassed with discontent and litest ine commotion, the town preserved order and peace, by calmly deliberating on the situation of the Commoniwealth, inquiring into the ground of complaints, and seektincr
the State
relief in a
regular
way from
evils
supposed to
exist.
This appears from the following proceedings. 17^0. Sept. 25.
Voted, —Hon.
Samuel
Phillips
Esq.
64
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
Moody
Peter Osgood, Mr.
Capt.
Bridges,
Mr. Philemon
Chandler, Mr. Nehemiah Abbot, Capt. Moses Abbot, Capt.
John Abbot
Mr. Samuel Chickering
jr.
Lt.
jr.
Benjamin
Poor, Capt. Jonathan Abbot, Lt. Oliver Peabody, Lt. John
En gal Is, and Col. Samuel Johnson, be a committee to con-'
and agree upon some measures which may promote the
suit
general welfare, and state
follows
;
—
The committee
against
all
at
all
times to keep a watchful eye
encroachments upon
and privileges
dear bought rights
their
that they carefully guard against
;
ous acts of the Legislature on the one hand all
reported as
the duty of the free and virtuous people of
It is
Commonwealth
this
what may, upon due delibera-
appear to be grievances.
tion,
;
all
griev-
and against
contentions and unconstitutional opposition to Govern-
ment on the
We
other.
esteem
it
our duty, at the present day, to bear our
explicit testimony against
ings
and against
;
all
riotous
all
hostile attempts
and
illegal
proceed-
and menaces against
law, justice, and good government, and to declare our read-
government and the Commonwealth. But at the
iness to exert ourselves in support of
excellent Constitution of this
same time we suppose there are many things complained of which ought to be remedied and it is our desire that every grievance may be in a constitutional way redressed. ;
We would
take more particular notice of these following
;
viz.
We
1.
in our
conceive that the method commonly practised
Courts of
Common
Pleas for recovering debts,
tended with great and needless expense culty
Act
;
is in
remedied by what
yet the creditor
the former 2.
part
The
is
is
is
;
though the
is atdiffi-|
called the Confession
not obliged to pursue that method
;
generally practised.
delinquencies of
many towns
in
the payments
of their public taxes, more especially in the western part of
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN.
we con-
the state, as appears by the Treasurer's accounts,
ceive
one great cause of the disturbances which have
is
These delinquencies not only injure those parts. Government in general, but lay an additional burthen on the Commonwealth, which we view as just matter of arisen in
the
complaint.
We
3.
apprehend the method of paying the Represen-
tatives out of the public
on
many
Treasury lays an unequal burden
parts of the State,
each town paying their vices out of their
own
which might be alleviated by
own Representatives
for
their ser-
treasuries.
As prudence and economy ever become a virtuous
4.
so
people,
are they peculiarly necessary in
We are
States;.
and
their respective salaries
into
;
their
estimated
;
these infant
of opinion therefore, that the public officers
ought
to be
thoroughly looked
pay and services duly compared and properly that
all
the salaries of those
superfluous offices
be abolished
whose services are inadequate
;
and
to their
pay be lowered, and that every unnecessary expense of
government and burden on the people be removed. 5.
We
conceive
it
matter of just complaint that the ac-
couius of the United States with this
Commonwealth
are
not adjusted. 6.
It is
our opinion that
a
removal of the General Court
out of the town of Boston would greatly lessen the expense
of Government.
Voted, that the foregoing report be accepted by the town, and transmitted to Joshua Holt Esq as the sentiment of the town, requesting his influence in the General Court, that the
same may be remedied.
1787 Jan. i
7.
Voted, that the account of the expendi-
ture of the public monies, therein exhibited
of this our plicit
and
Commonwealth by fully satisfactory.
6*
the General
to
the people
Court,
is
ex-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
*6G
Voted, that the Hon. Samuel Phillips Esq. Capt. Peter
Osgood,
Hon. Samuel Phillips jr. Esq. Joshua Holt Esq. Mr. Moody Bridges, Mr. Nehemiah Abbot, Lieut. John Ingalls, Mr. John Farnum, Capt. John Abbot jr. be a Committee to consider what measures are proper to be adopted for
promoting industry and economy, and those other virwhich are represented by the Legislature in their
tues,
address to the people, as necessary to form the basis of national happiness.
The Committee made
report, which being several times and maturely considered, was put to vote paragraph
read, I
y paragraph, as follows, and the same was accepted
" That
in their opinion, a deviation
;
viz.
from the principles
and practice of industry and economy has been the great cause of the scarcity of specie, the delinquency in the pay-
ment of taxes, and
in the
discharge of private debts
;
which
delinquency naturally tends to mar the reputation and destroy
the
energy of Government,
and
to
produce impa-
tience in creditors, as well as uneasiness and complaint in
debtors
;
etude of
and that hence
many
in the
the concern
arises
community.
and disqui-
— Your Committee
fore consider this deviation as a fruitful parent of the
we now plete
suffer,
ruin,
evils
and threatening us with speedy and com-
unless prevented
therefore consider
it
ert ourselves for the
own country
by a thorough reform.
we have
declined, and to ex-
encouragement of the manufactures
in every
proper way, which
with the business which ought to engage our
and
will consist
first
attention,
purpose the
viz. the cultivation
of our lands
following resolve
proposed to be adopted by the town.
"
Whereas
is
We
of the highest importance to recur to
those principles from which
of our
there-
;
for this
the Legislature have warned this people of
being in the precise channel, in which the liberties of States have been generally
swallowed up
;
and the warn-
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. t
solemn as
niT.
mason
;
— and
it is,
as
it
appears to be founded
is a
part of sound
fortunes and calamities into the
imitation of the
ful
Magistrate of the
from, and
and consumption of
sive use
ture, especially
we
that
And
we
will as far as
them
1
and
tlax as
may be
of foreign manufac-
far as
for the
and
;
promotion of
exert ourselves to inis
That
practicable.
avoid killing our sheep, or selling
slaughter, after
for
prevent the exces-
to
articles
our best endeavours
serviceable for clothing
the
wool be
will exert
ourselves
shearing time,
And
:
that
we
till
promote and encourage the manufactures of wool and
to flax
and other raw materials into such articles as
4i
And
they would
piness
;
falsify
who
friends and
in
the
— as they
Independence and hap-
would gratify the anxious wishes of our best friends of freedom
regard the political well ;
particular, are hereby solicited, as
the predictions and disappoint the hopes
are inimical to our
as they
patriots,
be
the inhabitants of the town, of every description,
but heads of families
of those
shall
community.
useful in the
ity
hereby resolve to refrain
own manufactures.' we will
wool
first
Council, and the
his
in particular, that
crease our
in cheer-
us by the
of luxury and extravagance
articles
will exert
industry and our
"
We
:
our power
as far as in
set
highest
the
to convert mis-
means of advantage,
Commonwealth,
Legislature of the State
in
wisdom
example
patriotic
67
in
general
;
—
as they
being of themselves and poster-
hold precious the
memory of
the
heroes and
and of our own kindred who have sacrificed their
lives that
we may enjoy
the fruits of virtuous freedom
;
— to
unite in this resolution, and to exert their utmost influence, in
every proper way, to promote the important design of
it.
M
And upon
sense and
this occasion,
we
apply ourselves to the good
virtuous dispositions of the female sex, to the
HISTORY OF ANDOVKIt.
68 younger as well
elder that they would
as the
gaging examples, as well as that
by their en*j
other proper ways, devotej
in
power of influence, with which nature hath endowed to the purpose of encouraging every species of econ-
them,
omy
in
and particularly, that neat plainness and
living,
simplicity in dress,
which are among the best tokens of a
good mind, and which seldom that clothing,
which
command
fail to
and love of the virtuous and wise
giving
;
the esteem
preference to
produced from our own
is
and
flocks,
from our own fields. " Your Committee, upon considering the principal ob-
way of the desired reform, are
stacles that lie in the ly
clear-
of opinion, that an undue use of spirituous liquors has a
powerful influence to enervate the body, to enfeeble the
mind, and
to
promote dissipation, idleness and extravagance,
which are never
failing
therefore consider
from ourselves, and
to
discountenance in others, the undue
use of spirituous liquors of " it
Your Committee
They
causes of poverty and ruin.
of the highest importance to refrain
it
all
further
kinds.
recommend
to the
town
to
take
under consideration, whether some other measures than
those which have heretofore been practised,
adopted
may
for the
may
not be
support and employment of the poor, which
be productive of advantage to them, and diminish the
charge to which the town
The town was
is
subjected for that purpose."
nearly equally divided respecting the ex-
Three
pediency of ratifying the federal Constitution. egates,
who had
del-
expressed their dissatisfaction with the
Constitution, were chosen to attend the Convention.
While
the Convention was in session, a town meeting was called, in
which the question was
of the town, that
it
put,
— Whether
be expedient,
all
ered, that the Federal Constitution, tion of the Convention
now
it is
the
opinion
circumstances consid-
now under
setting in
considera-
Boston, be adopted
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. :"
*
as
it
now
the affirmative 1.15
stands, in
When
1*24.
69
— in
the negative
the question was decided by the Convention,
Mr. Symmes, one of the Delegates from the town, voted in *
favour of
its
adoption.
The disagreement on 1
a lasting division
was the occasion of Those in favour of the
this subject
the town.
in
Constitution were called federalists, and those opposed to
were denominated
*
party
all
their proceedings,
names and
Under these
town has been divided
similar names, the
almost
antifederalists.
within
till
feelings have
in politics
a
Farnum
and
in
few years these
become nearly
1794, Sept. Voted, that John
it
or other
extinct.
Esq. and Capt.
Moses Abbot, surveyors, take an accurate plan of the town of the General Court of June
?
to carry into effect a resolve last.
1796,
May
The
2.
resentative on
first
record of the election of Rep-
town book,
the
which time Joshua Holt
at
Esq. was chosen.
A
memorial
to the
Honorable House of Representatives
of the United States, " earnestly requesting that provision
maybe made
for the
complete fulfilment of the treaty" with
Great Britain was approved
in
town meeting, and voted
be forwarded by the town clerk ophilus Bradbury, or
Commonwealth, against
to
when
some other Representative from
be presented
;
—231
votes
for
it,
to
The-
signed, to Hon.
this
and 9
it.
1797,
May
8.
Voted
to
recommend
to
the inhabitants
of the town to form themselves into voluntary associations for the
in the
purpose of detecting thefts that
may be committed
town.
Voted, that any person shall steal
who
shall
detect a thief that
any of the town's property, or the property of
any individual of the town, provided the thief
shall
be
prosecuted to conviction, shall receive a reward, to be paid
;
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
70
sum of ten
out of the town treasury, of the the property thus stolen shall
when
property
the
stolen
amount not
shall
to
dollars,
provided
value
that
amount
to
;
and
ten dol-
the reward shall be equal to the one half of the goods
lars,
stolen.
Voted, That the selectmen carry into
full
derly and
be specially requested
to
and prompt execution the laws against disor-
intemperate persons
and the laws which
;
re-
spect the selling of spirituous liquors.
1798,
Moody
May
14.
Voted the Hon. Samuel
Bridges, Doct.
Thomas
Phillips,
Mr.
Kittredge, Joshua Holt Esq.
Doct. George Osgood a Committee to prepare an address to
the United
the President of
After
States.
a short
adjournment the Committee made the following Report viz.
"
To
" Sir,
the President of the United States,
We,
the freeholders and other inhabitants of the
town of Andover, beg leave
in the
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts,
to join the multitude of our fellow citizens in pre-
senting you our warmest gratitude, for that wisdom, vigilance, integrity, and
administration
;
and
licitude to preserve
patriotism,
which have marked your
in particular, for
your persevering
to these States the blessings of
so-
peace
and neutrality, upon such terms as would consist with the preservation of our essential rights and interests. "
Although repeated attempts
to
accommodate subsisting
French Republic have not produced the efFect which might have been reasonably expected, they may prove essential means of our political salvation, by unfolding the designs and enormous demands of that government, which we have been unwilling to conclude our enemy. This disclosure must produce universal conviction,
differences with the
—
that no hope of safety
virtuous exertion.
is left for
us without our
own
united,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN. "
-
We therefore
again thank you, Sir, for your solemn and
on the proper departments to make the most
repeated calls
:
71
speedy and effectual provision against the worst events
"
'
for
your firm resolution that you
will
;
—
never surrender the
—
independence or essential interests of the country; and for summoning the people to unite with you in supplicating
•
and blessing of that Almighty Being, under
'*
the direction
*
whose patronage,
we hold I
it
we have nothing
not criminal ourselves,
— In
same
the
resolution,
be our duty, with that of every American,
to
[cordially to concur.
" Every attempt
• !
"
if
from any power on earth.
to fear
is
the
to detach us from our Government, which work of our own hands, and from whence we have
blessings far surpassing
derived
already
pectations of
warmest admirers,
its
— we
the highest ex-
repel
with indig-
nation. f
"
To abandon
such a Government, and the invaluable
and religious enjoyed under
privileges civil
it,
from any con-
would be acting a part unworthy the
*
siderations whatever,
'
descendants of our renowned ancestors, bring indelible in-
famy on ourselves, "
:
— be an act of treachery
and betray the basest ingratitude
to,
and
to
Supreme feeing, who gave us these blessings. With an humble reliance therefore on this Being, whom we do, and ever will acknowledge, as the Arbiter of nations:
and confiding
in the
wisdom, patriotism and firmness
of the constituted authorities of our country,
mined, at every hazard, '
our posterity,
distrust of that
to
we
are deter-
support those measures which
they shall prescribe for the defence of these blessings."
At
a legal
and very
full
meeting of the freeholders and
other qualified voters of the town of Andover, specially
warned
for the
May, 1798
Monday the J 4th of unanimously, that the foregoing address
purpose, and holden on
— Voted
be accepted and forwarded by the town clerk to the Rep-
— HISTORY OF AN DOVER. resentative of this district in Congress, to be by
him presen
ted to the President of the United States
The answer
of the President of the United States to
th.wo
at
Haverhill,
VIerrimack river. _
HQ
;
14
if
he did not
1664 September
19,
churches," says Hubbard, " were appointed to be gath-
ered, the one r
and reg-
moral and religious instruc-
for
the other at Andover, both on
They had given
notice thereof to
the
nagistrates and ministers of the neighbouring © churches, © © The meetis the manner is with them in New England. r
^ ng of the assembly was
to be at
that time at
Rowley
;
the
'orementioned plantations, being but newly erected, were capable to entertain them that were likely to be gather-
lot s
3d together
^
Died,
on that occasion.
most of those who were
But when they were assemto join together in
church
fel-
^ owship, at that time, refused to make confession of their aith an 1 repentance, because, as was said, they declared t
openly before in other churches, upon their admission
'.nto
them.
r
Whereupon
lot being satisfied, the
the
messengers of the churches
assembly brake up, before they had
iccomplished what they intended." »*nay be seen,
land jt
how
In this transaction,
it
highly they valued their christian liberty,
how apprehensive they were of
the least encroachment,
imposition. " In
24 October 1645, Messengers of churches met 7
to-
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
74
b*
when such
gether again,
satisfaction
was given, that Mr.
' 1
in
tie
John Ward was ordained pastor of the church of Haverhill, of Bid
i
on the north side of said Merrimack, and Mr. John Woodand
ing
bridge was ordained pastor of the church of Andover, on ft,
These two churches were
the south side of the same."*
are
23d and 24th organized in Massachusetts. Ten male members, including the pastor, composed the viz. Mr. John Woodbridge church gathered at this time teacher, John Osgood, Robert Barnard, John Frye, Nicholas Holt, Richard Barker, Joseph Parker, Nathan Parker, Richard Blake, Edmond Faulkner. To these a number of John Barnard was probably the others were soon added.
in
the
look,
;
Hell at
fc 32
In
lie
child baptized in Andover.
first
Mr. Woodbridge,
in
1647, resigned his charge and re-
turned to England, and was succeeded by Mr. Francis 1
Dane, who took charge of the Society. Both of these gen neither of them received tlemen were born in England
a
'SO
;
ill
the honors of a university there
;
but their education for m>
the ministry was completed in this country.
The
meeting house was
first
toge
built near the old
1
burying
ground, unless there was a temporary one, of which
we
duri
111!!!!
have no account, and was furnished with a used
till
about the year 1755.
ed when
how
this
house was
built,
the bell was obtained.
the other, and stood
till
It
1711,
It
bell,
which was
cannot now be ascertain
what were
its
dimensions, or
had two
galleries,
when
new one was
a
one above erect-
ed.
From
the town being early and constantly supplied with
regular religious instruction, and from the ability of the
people to maintain a religious teacher,
it
may be concluded
was prosperous, and that there were some men of wealth, who were able and willing to sustain that the settlement
the burdens incident to a * Hubbard.
new town.
It
also appears, that
ECCLESIASTICAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
view, the object for which they left
they steadily kept in the mother
75
country, the enjoyment of the worship of
and of religious ordinances, according
to their
God
understand-
ing and the dictates of conscience.
No
Mr. Dane's ministry was long and useful. are
transmitted respecting the church.
book,
it
From
records
the town
appears that he was respected, that harmony pre-
vailed, that the
worship and ordinances of religion were
well attended.
He
his age,
died 17 Feb. 1697, in the
having been an
officer in the
82d year of
church 48 years.*
682, Jan. 13, "
It was universally voted, that the Committee abovesaid. should give Mr. Barnard a call to settle here in Andover, for the carrying on of the work of the
In
1
ministry amongst us."
town
passed, that the
In shall
March following
per annum, the one quarter of
parsonage, and shall carry
all
it
his firewood,
on part of the work
eighty pounds per
;
" Voted and
give Mr. Barnard in
fifty
pounds
money, the use of the
during the time Mr. Dane ;
then Mr. B. shall have
annum, one quarter
part of
together with the use of the parsonage, and
all
in
it
money,
his firewood,
during the time he shall carry on the whole work of the In 1683,
ministry."*
14
Voted and passed, that
five
pounds
of Mr. Dane's salary shall be paid in silver, during his abode in the ministry."
was paid
in
Money
current price.
The
settlers
Before this time, one half of his salary
wheat, and the other half in Indian corn, at the
have
is
always scarce in new settlements.
little to sell,
and much
to buy.
Mr. Barnard was colleague with Mr. Dane about years, with
whom harmony was
est of Christianity
fifteen
maintained, and the inter-
and of the town was promoted.
His
ministry to the whole town was about twenty eight years,
and was satisfactory and successful.
About the year 1707, the parsonage house was destroy*
Town
Records,
76
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
ed by
made
and the town provided a house
fire,
fortified
for
Mr. B. and
e> able him to procure a house There has been no parsonage house since in
a grant to Mr. B. to
for himself.
the North parish.
In 1707, ing house
;
to build a new meet much disagreement concerning
was thought necessary
it
but there was
the place where
it
There were
should be erected.
town meetings on the subject
and
;
and examination, a petition was sent the Court's committee, the town in
much
after to the
a committee to determine the place.
port two ministers; and
General Court,
parsonage house
from the
;
common
sup-
to
1709, the town, by an act
Barnard had
to build a
and the town
for
Upon examination by
was judged able
May
several
discussion
The
of the General Court, was divided into two parishes.
South parish was required
meeting house and a parsonage land
off
to set
land equal to the North Parish
He
his election of the parishes.
;
and Mr.
remained
in
the North Parish.
The North
Parish,
meeting house, 50
tween
joints
;
Oct. 1710, Voted to build
anew
45 feet wide, and 24 feet beSamuel Snow of Woburn be the
feet long,
and that
chief workman.
1711.
The new meeting house was
raised and finished,
so as to be occupied at the close of the year.
the place of the present house. his salary be paid
in
near
It stood
— Mr. Barnard proposed
money £42
which makes the price of corn posal was accepted.
instead of
2s. l£d.
£60
in
that
corn,
a bushel; his pro-
1713. Difficulty, as
is
usual, attend-
ed the seating of the meeting house. 1714. Seven families from
meeting house and contributed
Haverhill had seats in the to the support of the minis-
ter.
Mr. Barnard continued
l3!ice
After a few years, the town 01
against the Indians.
it
to minister
with great accep-
I
*
;
ECCLESIASTICAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS. tance and success
iyi
Oct. 1718,
till
when he
died
77 suddenly,
i|
much
lamented.
.*
iation
and prayer, on account of the sudden death of Rev.
Oct. 20th was appointed a day of humil-
Mr. Barnard, and of being destitute.*
:
Nov.
*
I
3.
Granted =£24, 10s,
During
:
%
church.
I
would
> :
call the
11
gospel minister."
Voted
parsonage lands.
On
to the
*
i
in Jan.
to
£80
to
be their settled
and the use of the
salary
£10 yearly The Rev. Mr.
the 29th, Voted to add
above sum, and
Sabbath
to the
Voted and passed, that the Precinct
Rev. Mr. John Barnard
Barnard began
k
pay Mr. Barnard's funeral
275 members were admitted
his ministry
1718, Dec. 16.
if
to
charges.
£60
settlement.
preach as settled minister on the
first
1719; and was ordained the eighth day of
April following.
i
In 1727, the year of the great earthquake, 71, a larger
number than
i
1
usual,
the year following.
were added
to the
Church
;
and 87, in
In 1736, 38 united with the church.
March 1740, 4t It was voted and passed, that the petitioners, viz. Ephraim Foster, Joseph Robinson, John Fos* ter, David Foster, Moses Foster, Joseph Robinson jr., Timothy Sessions, be set off from the North Parish in Andover In
s
f
Kennebunk, both of whom have been members of Con-
gress,
and have sustained important
offices
in
the
Com-
monwealth.
Rev. Thomas Barnard, son of Francis B. of Hadley, minister of Andover, was a graduate of Harvard
:he third
In January 1082, he was unanimously
College of 1079. invited by the
town
9
to settle as
an assistant of Mr. Dane
ia
98
HISTORY OF ANDOVE'R.
carrying on the work of the ministry. of the time of his ordination.
There
is
no record
The parsonage house
being
burned about the year 1707, he purchased some time after, the house said to be built and occupied by Governor Bradstreet. This house has been occupied successively by Rev. John Barnard and Dr. Symmes, and is now owned by
Mr. Simeon Putnam, and four or five years
is
still
a good
During
house.
before the division of the town into two
was warm contention concerning the place house. In 1709, the town was amicably divided into two parishes. Mr. B. had his election of
parishes, there
new meeting
for a
During the long and warm altercation, he conducted with such prudence and affectionate fidelity, as
the parishes.
to retain the esteem and confidence of all his people. He died suddenly Oct. 13, 1718, in the sixty second year of
his age, ly
and 37th of
his ministry, greatly beloved
and high-
esteemed.
Rev. Mr.
South parish, intimately ac-
Phillips of the
quainted with him, eight or nine
last
years of his ministry,
has given him the following character, in a preface to a u I sermon, preached in 1739, by Mr. John Barnard. shall very gladly take the opportunity
to
acknowledge that
Providence, that that holy
my
which so
have always esteemed
1 lot
was cast
fairly offers, it
a favor of
same town with
in the
man of God. who was pleased to express the me also, and where I had, for
kindness of a father towards
some
And
years, the advantage of his guidance and example, I
doubt not, but that
it
be very acceptable to
will
those of his hearers, in each parish, for
me
to revive
remembrance of
the
Pastor, of blessed
memory
on and
I
say,
(which
am
;
ministers.
and
was
are
this
all
now
living,
their
former go
in order hereunto, to
persuaded they
to the truth of, viz.) that he
men, and of
who
really
will readily assent
one of the best of
Not only an exemplary
Christian,
.
ECCLESIASTICAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
and
indeed, in
Israelite
whom
99
was found no guile
but,
;
moreover, had the tongue of the learned, and was a sound
and eminent divine the spirit as well
minister of the the house of
delivered excellent sermons, and had
;
as the gift of prayer
New
God
;
Testament, and a
was
;
truly an able
steward in
faithful
government
therefore gentle as a father, yet, maintaining
and discipline
in the
church
in distress, and, like saint
of consolation
;
also
;
very compassionate to those
Barnabas of old, was truly a son
very obliging towards
make
always studied the things which
and yet cheerful
men, and was singrave and inall
peace
for
gularly prudent in his whole conduct; structive,
was
naturally caring for the flock, and
also
in conversation
;
;
and
I
need
how kind and tender as a husband and a parent, nor how faithful as a friend and, which was very much his ornament, he was truly, of a meek and quiet spirit, and
not say,
;
was clothed with humility."
Mr. B. has been
oned among the eminent ministers of
New
justly reck-
England.
Mr. B. married, Dec. 1686, Elizabeth Price, who died Oct. 1692.
who
died,
For a second
Aug. 1702.
Lydia Goffe, Aug. 1704. Oct. 1688, died
before
wife,
He was
May
Thomas, his
1696, Abigail Bull,
married to his third wife,
father,
his
oldest son,
without issue.
born John,
born March 1690, graduated H. Coll. 1709, ordained minister
of Andover North
Parish, April 1719, died
June
14,
Theodore, his youngest son, born Feb. 1692, died Feb. 1725, aged 32 years, leaving three children, Elizabeth, 1757.
Theodore, and Hannah. Elizabeth was the wife of the Hon. S. Phillips, and mother of the late Lt. Governor S. Phillips. — Wee preface of Rev. J. Barnard's fan. Ser. of Abiel Abbot.
Rev. John Barnard, son of Rev. Thomas Barnard, born Feb. 26, 1690, was a graduate of ing several years, he taught the ver,
II. Coll.
grammar
and the north grammar school
1709. Dur-
school at
at Boston.
Ando-
Immediate-
HISTORY OP ANDOVER. ly
upon the death of
successor, and, in tle in
his father,
December
he was thought of as
16,
718, was invited to
J
He
the gospel ministry in the north parish.
to preach as settled
minister the
first
Sabbath
his
began
January
in
1719, and was ordained the 8th of April following.
At
Capen of Topsfield gave
the
the
ordination, Rev. Mr.
charge, Rev. Mr. Stevens of Charlestown gave the right
hand of
fellowship,
Rev. Thomas Symmes of Boxford
preached the sermon, Rev. Mr. Rogers and Rev. Mr. Phillips assisted in prayer.
Mr. Barnard died 14th June 1758,
aged 68 years.
Mr. Barnard was a good
scholar
classical
;
and, after
many,
his settlement in the ministry, prepared for college
some of whom were good scholars and piety, gentleness,
and pleasantry,
his
est
which he took
ment of
As
his
in
as-
and the inter-
promoting the peace and improve-
people, procured their love and confidence.
a preacher, and as a counsellor in the churches, he was
very highly respected. ity,
and
faithfulness
siduity in the discharge of ministerial duty,
His
men.
useful
His sound understanding, hospital-
benevolence and urbanity, gained the esteem and
fection of a large circle of friends lived in
much
af-
He
and acquaintance.
intimacy and friendship with Mr. Phillips of
the south parish, and they mutually contributed to the good order, peace and
preface
to
harmony of the town.
a sermon
preached 1739,
Mr. by
Phillips, in a
Mr.
Barnard,
speaks of him with the utmost affection and respect. for the present
H
As
worthy pastor of the flock of Christ in the
north parish, although he be not willing that any encomi-
um
should be given of him, but, like his venerable father,
before him, professes himself content, provided he
some tempt
service in the world, and pass through ;
yet, I
it
in
no need
may do
without con-
cannot forbear saying, that he
Jknown and approved that he stands
is
at
d
set-
so well all
of a
k
T
ECCLESIASTICAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
101
He word of recommendation from any man whatever." 4i If I may be allowed to speak the truth,— I shall go adds, on 7
who
ministers before
k only in his father's place,
any man can,
pose, as
teem myself happy
more than
much less happy in this God and to his people, not but also makes good, so far 1 sup-
esteem myself not
to say, that 1
his son,
in
his
him,
father's ground.
—
now
for
good neighbours and
not properly as colleagues, yet) as
which,
;
let
we look upon
please, yet,
I said, 1 es-
years past, labouring in this town, (though
*20
dial brethren
—
we have been
for
an
as
it
comfort and happiness of our lives
make mention
cor-
others think as meanly of as they essential to the
article :
— And
I
do the rather
of this thing, because I would from hence
take occasion, both, thankfully
acknowledge the smiles
to
of heaven in that harmony and brotherly love, which have hitherto subsisted between us is
too
much
;
and
to bewail
reason to think, that there
that there
it,
not so good un-
is
derstanding between ministers of some towns, as might be
wished
for.
— Will the God of
grant, that this
love and peace be pleased to
happy union, which
is
so
much
our strength
and beauty, may be preserved and established, to our comfort and the people's edification And may all such who :
are the people's instructors, and especially in the
same town, frequently
fectly joined together in the
judgment, as
it
becomes
same master, but even
all
style
visit
who
are pastors
each other, and be per-
same mind, and such,
who
the
in
themselves the bridegroom's
friends and ambassadors for Christ !"
Many
pleasant anec-
dotes characteristic of these reverend gentlemen, are
remembered and
The
same
not only serve the
still
often repeated.
people, for 70 years, during the ministry of Mr.
Barnard
an.1 of his father, enjoyed a series of peace and improvement beyond what is common. Mr. Barnard left two sons, both distinguished clergy9* /
102
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
men
in
tli3
Thomas Barnard
ministry, Rev.
church, Salem
;
of the
firs
and Rev. Edward Barnard of Haverhill
and one daughter, Sarah, the wife of Rev. Dr. Tucker o ;
of Newbury. His youngest son, John, died Oct. 1739, aged
16 years, while a student
in
H. College.
Mr. Barnard published a sermon
crea.M
the ordination o
at
A
Rev. Timothy Walker, Concord, N. H.
mon of Mr. Abiel Abbot, 1739. He preached the Convention
rope.
Funeral
ser-
Election sermon for 1746,
sermon, 2 Cor.
4: 1,
whic
was not published.
favou;
in
for
justai
ing
I
raise
Rev. William Svmmes, d. d., a descendant of Rev. Zachwho came to this country in 1635, and settled in Charlestown, was born in Charlestown, and was a graduate of Harv. Coll. 1750, where he was a Tutor from 1755 to He began to preach in the north parish in Ando-j 1758. arias S.
salarj
estee
B Of
111:
to
th
ver soon after the decease of Mr. Barnard, and was, on the kw
5th of December, 1757, invited to istry,
and the
third
settle in the gospel min-
Wednesday of March
following was ap-
pointed for his ordination.
On
Mr. Symmes,
was postponed
his ordination
of November, 1758, bridge gave
when
the charge,
to the first
the Rev. Mr. Appleton of
day
Cam-
Rev. Mr. Clark of Danvers gave
the right hand of fellowship, since
account of the sickness of
Rev. Mr. Cook of Notomy
West Cambridge, preached
the
I
i
lii?
then
u\) pre-
r e.'
is
to the
generous vote, and relinquishes one
h|
t-l
to
Mr Symmes's
estimation.
his
talents
His parishioners speak of him
they
who were most capable of ap-
and acquirements, held him
Harmony and good
in
high
fellowship were maintain-
ed between him and Mr. French of the south parish
;
they
regulary exchanged labors the sabbath after the annual fast
I
and thanksgiving, and occasionally
I
at
other
times,
and
kept up a monthly lecture alternately in each parish, each I
supplying the other's pulpit.
I
and an able divine.
Dr.
i
Symmes was
his profession, I
pursuits.
a good scholar, of extensive reading,
He
devoted himself exclusively to
and was occupied through
His sermons were
full
a
and were written with great care and
I
neat, perspicuous
)
and
practical.
and correct.
life in
theological
of appropriate thoughts, in a style
remarkably
His preaching was plain
Subjects of controversy were not often
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
104 brought into the
He
ner.
man-
pulpit, or treated in a controversial
however, omit
did not,
to notice the prevailing
His discourses were not delivered with
errors of the times.
such ease and fluency, as to charm and captivate the great
mass of hearers
;
but they were highly valued by
minds.
cultivated
Arminius, than with Calvin
Many
;
but the habit of self
;
and
trials
afflictions
were borne with christian
was modest and
of
and with Arius rather than
His passions were
Athanasius.
quick
men
In opinions he accorded rather with
irritable,
were
his
sensibility
it
lot
in
violated.
life,
which
and resignation.
fortitude
diffident, and,
vest himself of feelings
and
command was seldom
is
said,
He
could never di-
the discharge of public duty ?
in
which often embarrass young men, when entering on the public duties of the sacred profession. He was a strict ob-
He was about the middle somewhat corpulent when dressed, he wore a white bush wig, which was the fashion of clergymen and other gentlemen who entered business before 1760. His manserver of order and propriety.
size,
;
ners were dignified, but easy nevolent, and, to strangers
;
He was
hospitable and be-
by his urbanity, rendered himself agreeable
and others.
He was
distinguished for his pru-
dence, his sound moral principles, his unshaken integrity
and irreproachable conduct.
Alma
Mater.
It is
He
received a D. D. from his
a matter of regret, that he gave a strict
injunction, that his manuscripts should ately after his death,
ed
No man
with.
in the
strictly
compli-
town was probably so well ac-
with the history of
quainted
be burned immedi-
which injunction was
its
settlement,
and of the
early settlers, and of various occurrences.
Dr. Symmes's printed
publications were, a Lecture on
A Thanksgiving sermon, 1768, Sermon at the Election, 785. He preached the Dudleian Lec-
Psalmody, General
ture, 1786,
J
which was not published.
I
ECCLESIASTICAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
He
105
married, in 1759, Anna, daughter of Rev. Joshua
Gee of Boston; she died June 18,1772. They had five sons and four daughters, all of whom, except Daniel and Mrs. Cazeneau, died before him.
William, a counsellor at law, died at Portland Jan. 1807, in the
Dan-
46th year of his age, not having been married.
born Oct. 1761, went to the southward
iel,
Joshua Gee, a
;
physician, died at sea.
Theodore, a
Elizabeth died Aug. 1784, aged 19 years.
New
physician, settled in Falmouth, died in
Anna
married Mr. Isaac Cazeneau, and lives in Ando-
Converse died young.
ver.
twins,
Gloucester.
and died
Lydia and Charlotte were
Dec. 30, 1771.
in infancy,
His second wife was Miss Susannah Powell, who died [July 1807,
aged 79.
Rev. Samuel Phillips, the first minister of the South Parish, was son of Samuel Phillips, Salem, born March 23, 1658, and died, Oct. 13, 1722, a goldsmith,
who was
the
son of Rev. Samuel Phillips, minister of Rowley, and grandson of Rev. George Phillips,
1630, and was the er ter
first
who came
to
New
minister of Watertown.
England in His moth-
was Mary, daughter of Rev. John Emerson of Glouces;
he was born Feb. 17, 1690, O. S
;
began
to
preach in
Andover, South Parish, April 1710, and was ordained Oct. 17, 1711. son,
Rev. Thomas Barnard, Andover, Rev. E. Pay-
Rowley, Rev. Joseph Green, Salem Village, and Rev. Bradford, officiated on the occasion.
He
died June 5, 1771, in the 82d year of his age, and the
62d
Thomas Symmes, of his ministry.
Mr. Phillips was endued with good powers of mind, and
was
a diligent, faithful
and useful minister.
quired the habit of order, industry, and
He
early ac-
economy
in
management of all his affairs, by which he was enabled accomplish much and obtain his object. Though he
the to sa-
10G
HISTORY OP ANDOVER. tattoo?
credly devoted a tenth of
liis
income
to pious
and charitable
purposes, and his salary was small, yet he educated his fam ily liberally
and accumulated a large
In his opin-
estate.
As
he was a Calvinist of the old school.
ions,
a preacher
^
he was highly respectable, was zealous, and endeavourec The
not only to indoctrinate his people in sentiments which h( A pi
deemed
correct and
important,
but to lead them to
the lei
practice of
all
christian duties.
Being strongly attached
his views of Christianity, he exerted himself to defend
tc
and!
propagate them, both by preaching and writing, and
guard his people against opinions contrary anxiety on this subject
beyond what
was turned last
is
may
commencement of
sands ran out before
tice to call at every
year,
They
conclusion.
Madam
hi:
His hour glass sermon, and It
was
th
.
—
Town ced
and cents,
silver.
at the rate
Average from 1721
to 1730,
181
1
Currency redu-
including schooling.
charges,
to dollars
HEALTH.
EMIGRATION
POPULATION
of 6s. 8d. an ounce of
$92,42
;— 1730 to
1740,
$99 —1740 to 1750, $127 ;— 1750 to 1760, $303 ;— 1760 1770 to 1773, $439. to 1770, $410 The population of Andover at different periods according to the census, is as follows. 1790, the number of inhabitants was 2863; 1800 1810, 3164; 1820, 3889. Emigration. Andover has contributed largely toward settling and peopling many towns. Some of its inhabitants settled in Hampton, Pomfret, Tolland, Windsor, Con. ;
;
Some
settled in
Lexington, Bedford, Billerica, Brookfield,
Chelmsford, Dracut, Bradford, and other places
Mass.
in
Concord, Pembroke, Amherst, Mollis, Wilton, Greenfield,
Conway, &c.
in
Brownfield,
N. H., received a number of early
Some
from Andover.
Bluehill,
New
Andover,
Bethel,
many other towns from Andover may be found in
way. Albany, and families
made.early settlements
in
in
settlers
Fryeburgh,
Bridgeton,
Nor-
Maine.
Some
in
various towns of
England, and of the United States. While land remains
cheap and unsettled, the old towns in population, nor will land be
will not rapidly
increase
subdued and be brought
to
a high state of culture.
Emigration checks enterprise and
improvement
The young,
new
at
home.
healthy, robust, seek
settlements, while the aged, less healthy and feeble are
and an undue proportion of poor is the consequence. Not less than sixty males from Andover, who were, or became heads of families, have settled in Wilton. Some of these removed to other places, and many of their posterity left,
have gone to people other towns. Health. The town is remarkably healthy Reasons have been sickly since its settlement. from abroad have often resided
provement of
in
this
their health, with success.
16
;
very few Invalids
place for the im-
182
HISTORY OP ANDOVER.
1690.
The
Small-pox broke out
late in the season,
and
about eight weeks nine persons died with the disease
in
In
the beginning of the year 1722, seven persons died of the
same
disorder.
1735.
was
at
The
first
ing and
May.
in
This
is
the most alarm-
disease which has afflicted N. England.
fatal
mortality in
Throat Distemper
appearance of the
Kingston, N. H.,
many towns was
1736. There were thirty
The
great and distressing.
five
deaths in Andover, chiefly
of the throat distemper. 1737. Deaths were thirty one; and in 1738, one hun-
Most of these were childJames Stevens, his wife and Nine families lost three children died within a month. Four families lost three children from each in a few days. from each four children in ten or fourteen days. John
dred and twenty three deaths. ren and young people.
Wilson
lost
Capt.
eight children in seven days.
— In
1739, four-
teen children died from four families in a few days. 26, Ebenezer Lovejoy lost three in five days after another
child.
four children in four days
;
in four days.
The
Benjamin Blanchard
and Joshua Stevens
disease raged
Oct.
children in one day, and lost
lost three
most, from August into
December. 1763, There were
three deaths.
fifty
per was very mortal in some families.
The throat distemThe disease has ap-
peared several times since, but in a milder form, and more under the control of medicine. 1775. About two hundred persons in the S. Parish had the dysentery, of vailed
whom
and was mortal
in
fifty six
died.
many towns
This disease prein
N. England, and
in the army.
For about
fifty
years past, Consumption
has been the
most prevalent and mortal disease, especially among young persons and those in the meridian of
life
;
and more prev-
MARRIAGES alent
among females from
FUNERALS. ]
fifteen to thirty five,
than
among
males.
The
Marriages.
arrival of the first first
solemnization of marriages from the 1686, the expiration of the
settlers to
was performed by
charter,
pened the
If a clergyman hap-
be present, he was asked to pray.
to
first
— 1687,
April,
marriage by Rev. Mr. Dane, William Chandler
and Eleanor Phelps.
— 1687,
Mary Abbot,
marriage by Rev.
The
by persons
a magistrate, or
specially appointed for that purpose.
the
first
May, Stephen Barker and
Thomas
Barnard.
bridegroom, immediately after the marriage cov-
enant, was directed to kiss the
bride
saluted by the male attendants,
ants approaching and wishing
by the bridegroom. by Mr. French,
at
— 1779,
;
when
after
which she was
the female attend-
them happiness, were saluted was discontinued
this practice
the marriage of a respectable couple.
After wedding, was supper, tea, or cake and wine, and oth-
and in the evening, dancing and other amuseSometimes the bride and bridegroom were immediately accompanied to the house of the bridegroom, and the evening spent in amusements. er drink
;
ments.
Funerals. At funerals, not only relations, but
neighborhood attended, and the assembly nearly as large as on the Sabbath.
of the country, funerals, as
When
it
it
to
have prayers
had the appearance of praying
— 1730.
begun
at
in the
In the early settlement
was not customary
the practice was
all
sometimes was
for
at
the dead.
Andover, cannot now be
"Before carrying out the
corpse'' of Mrs. Sarah Byefield, " a funeral prayer was made by one of
ascertained.
the pastors of the Old Church, which, though a custom in
the
country towns,
(Boston) but
it
is
is
a singular
instance in this place,
wished may prove a leading example
to
the general practice of so christian and decent a custom."* *
Weekly News-Letter, No.
140o»
HISTORY OF ANDOVER,
184 It
has not been customary in Andover to preach a ser-
mon
at funerals.
After prayer, the corpse, having been
mourners and
others,
was carried
ed,
to
viewed by the
and a procession having been form-
men voluntarily, The relations and
the grave by
the distance of several miles.
often at
bearers
with some of the neighbors returned from the grave, to the
house of mourning, and partook of supper.
Mr.
ary to give strong drink.
It
was custom-
1720, in a sermon,
Phillips,
disapproves of the practice as unsuitable to the occasion,
and observes that respectable people to offer
no strong drink
put crape around the
hat,
black buttons, and buckles, and glomes.
clothes, or
women
Boston had agreed
in
For mourning, the men and sometimes wore black
at funerals.
The
dressed in black gowns, and wore scarfs, black
bonnets, veils and gloves.
men wore
In the revolutionary war the
arm
black crape round the
black ribbon on the bonnet.
;
and the women a
was customary
It
to
give
White gloves were given to the bearers they were laid upon the coffin, and were taken by the bearers, when they took up the coffin. Purgloves and rings at funerals. ;
ple gloves were given instead of white, before the practice
was
laid aside
;
which was discontinued
in the
revolution*
ary war.
Funeral charges of Samuel Blanchard, April, 1707, Six gallons of wine prs. gloves
20
Rum,
,£0 1
15 s. Qd. 10 0
Half barrel of cider
0 0
9 5
Mourning
1
17 17
sugar, allspice scarfs
Coffin 7s, digging gravelQs 0
3 0 0 0
1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
— LONGEVITY.
Table of Births and Deaths from 1652 from the Toum Record.
1653 1653 3 1654 8 1655 5 1656 6 1657 3 1658 o 1659 1660 1661 3 1662 5 1663 9 1664 5 1665 3 1666 6 1667 8 1668 4 1669 2 1670 6 ]67l 8 1672 10 1673 5 1674 14 1675 7 1676 6
6 11 3
Year. Male.Fem No.
6 8 5 5
um
4 7
7
12
O
o
1691
7
11
1
4 2
a
4
1
1
4 10 8 i6
3
8 3 2 3
1
1
4 7
1
o
1
1
3
3 3
1
o
2 2 3
o 4
12 7 21 3 10 9 3
3 3
16S8 22 20 42 7 16*9 17 8 25 12 1690 17 15 32 14
1
5 13
14
1
1
3
1
3 12 3 8 2 5 8
4
18 12 30 1684 16 14 30 1685 17 9 26 1686 18 11 29 1687 24 19 43
1
] ]
4 4
1
DEATHS. Ma. Fern. No.
1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700
3 2
6 3 2
1
May
died
18,
17 14 31 17 16 33
23 19 42 13 15 28 16 16 32 9 30 21 14 9 23 19 19 38 16 16 32 18 12 30
Andrew
4
2 6 3 5
3 3 5
1 1
2 3 1
1
5 4 5 3 3 5 7 3
6 4 9
4 3 10 6 18 4 18
5 3 6
2 2 5
2 2
1
1
6
3
2 4
2
1
3 8 8 8 4 7
2 9 3 6
Foster, aged
years.
Jan. 1708.
May May
Thomas
Thomas
16, 1735.
first
Martha Allen
;
settled
moved
the last 20 years of his
was not
Marshall, aged near 100 years.
1708. Joanna Marshall, aged about 100 years.
was from Wales, ried
1
1
]
L;mgfvity. 1685,
106
0 1
.
1677 17 13 30 1678 9 17 26 1679 8 11 19 1680 7 13 20 1681 20 10 30 1682 19 10 29
1
I
2 2 a 6
1
4
1
1700, taken
to
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
Year. Male. Fein. No. Male. Fern. No.
185
bald, nor
his
Carrier, aged 109 years.
He
Billerica about 1663,
mar-
in to
life in
hair
16*
Andover about 1672, spent Colchester, Con.
gray.
His head
Not many days before
186
HISTORY OF ANDOVER. death, he walked six miles
his
and the day before
;
his
death he was visiting his neighbors.
May 24, 1791, Priscilla Abbot, aged 99 years, 10 months and 6 days grand-daughter of George Abbot, sen. She was never married, was industrious, contented, and often nursed the sick. ;
Dec.
1,
Hannah
1805,
Lovejoy, relict of
Hezekiah,
aged almost 102 years, having had 336 descendants. ter the death of her
at
Af-
husband, she lived with her relations
Amherst, N. H.
Reuben Abbot, aged 99
Feb. 1823,
months.
He moved
when about 14
years
and
10
with his father to Concord, N. H.
years old.
1824. Wid. Mary
Feb. 1826, born in Boston,
Chad wick, in her 100th year. Pompey Lovejoy, aged 102 years and brought to Andover when nine
Rose, his wife, died
old.
Number
of persons
in
who
died in Andover between the ;
Males, 6
tween 90th and 95th, Males, 12
;
It is list is
;
Females, 7
Females, 29
85th and 90th, Males, 30; Females, 31 ;
years
Dec. following, aged 98.
95th and 99th year of their age
85th, Males, 64
was
;
;
;
;
be-
between
between 80th and
Females, 29.
probable that a considerable number in the above
omitted, not being found in the
Town
Records.
11
BILL OF MORTALITY
187
SEASONS.
Bill of Mortality in the S. Parish for 39 years. >
Year, under
1774 1775 177(3 f
1777 1
t
1
b
1,
to 5,
7 16
4 5 2 2 4 10
1779 1 !
1
!
1
7oU
1
781
i
ton
1
/
1
/
J