The Salem Lots
History of Salem pages 314 & 315 Vol. 1
Establishment of the Town
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No record of the first layout of Salem is known to exist. The plan of the layout of that part of Salem known as the "town" has been prepared by tracing the land titles to the earliest date possible. The recording of deeds began too late to give the earliest changes of titles. Most of the earliest lots were two acres each, and soon after (before 1635) they were limited to one acre. Apparently the two-acre lots were on the North River and those of one acre were along the South River and easterly of Central Street. Some of the lots shown on the plan were the aggregate of several original small ones, and in some instances several small ones constituted one original lot.The lot marked B. G. is the original burying ground. The lots are numbered only so that they can be here referred to intelligently. They were not so designated on the records. The following is a list of the names of the various owners of the lots at the dates stated, which is the earliest information that has been obtained. The scale of this map is one inch to eleven hundred and forty feet. |
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| 1. Thomas Trusler, 1654. |
2. John Alderman, 1657 |
3. Robert Moulton, 1640. |
4. Henry Rennalds, 1655. |
5. Philip Verrin, 1650. |
| 6. William Bacon, 1640. |
7. Thomas Goldthwaite, 1650. |
8. Townsend Bishop, 1646. |
9. Thomas James, 1652. |
10. John Reeves, 1680. |
| 11. Thomas Spooner, 1640. |
12. Richard Bishop, 1657. |
13. Thomas Robbins, 1663 |
14. Thomas Trusler, 1653. |
15. Thomas Cole, 1679. |
| 16. Samuel Belknap, 1663. |
17. Allen Kennison, 1647. |
18. Jeffrey Massey, 1664. |
19. Philip Verrin, 1649. |
20. William Williams, 1637. |
| 21. Robert Cotta, 1673. |
22. John Pickering, 1657. |
23. Michael Shafflin, 1638. |
24. Thomas Antrum, 1658. |
25. Richard Graves, 1654. |
| 26. Philip. Verrin, 1649. |
27. Ralph Fogg, 1656. |
28. William Browne, 1666. |
29. Thomas Wilkes and wife Mary, |1656. |
30. Samuel Sharp, 1629. |
| 31. Edmond Thompson, 1639. |
32. Robert Adams, 1649. |
33. Edmond Batter, 1639. |
34. John Humphrey, 1644. |
35. Hugh Peter, 1636: |
| 36. Hugh Peter, 1637. |
37. George Emery, 1637. |
38. Francis Higginson, 1629. |
39. William Lord, 1634. |
40. Hugh Laskin, 1647. |
| 41. Samuel Skelton, 1629. |
42. William Browne, 1687. |
43. Elias Stileman,| 1640. | 44. William Browne, 1664. |
45. Peter Palfrey, 16.29. |
| 46. John Gedney, 1660. |
47. Thomas Weeks, 1656. |
48. John Woodbury, 1629. |
49. Hugh Peter, 1636. |
50. John Horne, 1636. |
| 51. George Ropes , 1661. |
52. Thomas Oliver, 1661. |
53. John Endecott, 1629. |
54. George Burdett, 1636. |
55. John Symonds, 1652. |
| 56. Lucy Downing, 1639. |
57. John Whitlock, 1650. |
58. Christopher Waller, 1658. |
59. Richard Stackhouse and wife Susan, 1658. |
60. John Gedney, 1640. |
| 61. Edward Norris, 1640. |
62. John Burrows, 1637. |
63. George Williams, 1653. |
64. Thomas Watson, 1640. |
65. Thomas Tuck, 1639. |
| 66. John Neal, 1670. |
67. Henry Skerry, 1673. |
68. Henry Cook, 1638. |
69. Richard Graves, 1649. |
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| 70. Miles Ward, 1650. |
71. Gervas Garford and daughter Ann Turland, 1635. |
72. Robert Gutch, 1651. |
73. John Bourne, 1655. |
74. John Holgrave, 1655. |
| 75. Anthony Dike, 1638. |
76. Francis Webb, 1636. |
77. Alexander Field, 1649. |
78. William, Goult, 1659. |
79. Edward Grove, 1669. |
| 80. John Friend, 1654. |
81. Eleazer Hathorne, 1653. |
82. Peter Palfrey, 1652. |
83. John Horne, 1655. |
84. William Hathorne, 1654. |
| 85. Alexander Field, 1650. |
86. James Hyndes, 1649. |
87. Joshua Ward, 1669. |
88. William Atlen, 1652. |
89. Samuel Archer, 1658. |
| 90. Daniel Rumball, 1659. |
91. Samuel Archer, 1665. |
92. John Archer, 1665. |
93. Henry True, 1658. |
94. John Browne, 1660. |
| 95. William Jeggles, 1658. |
96. Joseph Hardy, 1656. |
97. John Ingersoll, 1656. |
98. Richard Raymond, 1659. |
99. John Baylies, 1649. |
| 100. Elias Mason, 1661. |
101. William Cockerel, 1660. |
102. Paul Mansfield, 1661. |
103. Timothy Watson, 1653. |
104. John Swazey, 1652. |
| 105. Timothy Laskin, 1656. |
106. Joseph Grafton, 1661. |
107. Matthew Dove, 1661. |
108. Richard Prince, 1653. |
109. Thomas Jeggles, 1661. |
| 110. John Ormes, 1661. |
111. Thomas Day, 1661. |
112. Samuel Gardner, 1661. |
113. George Gardner, 1661. |
114, Thomas Browning, 1652. |
| 115. Joseph Grafton, 1652. |
116. Mr. Moore, 1661. |
117. Edward Woolen, 1667. |
118. Richard Lambert, 1661. |
119. Richard Hilliard, 1655. |
| 120. Joseph Grafton, 1664. |
121. Henry Harwood, 1663. |
122. John Becket, 1665. |
123. Edward Harnet and wife Eunice, 1655. |
124. John Semith, 1661. |
| 125. William Goose, 1637. |
126. Joseph Swazey, 1658. |
127. Richard Hollingworth, 1653. |
128. Francis Collins, 1637. |
129. Andrew Woodberry, 1658. |
| 130. Joseph Younges, 1649. |
131. Robert Lemon, 1667. |
132. Mathew Nixon, 1667. |
133. Andrew Woodberry, 1668. |
134. Edward Hilliard, 1653. |
| 135. Thomas Rix, 1661. |
136. RogerConant, 1658. |
137. John Beckett, 1653. |
138. Thomas Solas, 1661. |
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