History of Andover [Massachusetts], from its settlement to 1829

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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

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—

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.

——

——

— ——

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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—

—

— —

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