Peter Town b. 1635, son of William Towne of Cambridge,
MA and Martha his wife.
Peter also had a sister Mary born 1637.
How does he relate to William Towne and Joanna Blessing?
How does he relate to the other people in his estate
settlement?
Is the Susannah Hayward named below the wife of
Thomas Hayward
and daughter of William Towne of Topsfield, MA?
Thomas HAYWARD Benoni HAYWARD Yeoman William AMES Yeo man Susannah HAYWARD Spinster Joseph ALGER Husbandman Mary His wife all of Bridgwater in the County of Plimoth in the Province of Massachusets Bay in New England Edmund RAWSON Gent. & Elisabeth his wife John RAWSON Cordwainer and Mercy His Wife of Mendon in the County of Suffolk and Province abovesaid and Josiah WINSLOW Jun of Freetown in the County of Bristol in the Province abovesaid with Sarah his wife all Heirs To John HAYWARD Late of Bridgwater aforesd Yeoman Deceased which Said John HAYWARD was Coheir to Peter TOWN Late of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex Cooper Deceased Send Greeting Know ye that the Said Joseph HAYWARD Thomas HAYWARD Susannah HAYWARD Thomas HAYWARD Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph ALGER Mary ALGER Edmund RAWSON Elisabeth RAWSON John RAWSON Mercy RAWSON Josiah WINSLOW Sarah WINSLOW for and in Consideration of the Sum of Sixty four Pounds money to them in Hand Paid before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents by Nathaniell HAYWARD Weaver Nathaniel BRETT Yeoman Thomas AMES Blacksmith and Ebenezer BYRAM Husbandman all of Bridgwater abovesd The Receipt whereof to full Content they the said Joseph HAYWARD Thos Susannah Thomas and Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph and Mary ALGER Edmund Elisabeth John & Mercy RAWSON Josiah and Sarah WINSLOW Do hereby Acknowledge and thereof and of Every part thereof for themselves their Heirs Execrs: and Adminrs: Do Acquit Exonerate and Discharge the said Nathaniell HAYWARD Nathaniell BRETT Thomas AMES and Ebenezer BYRAM their Heirs and assigns forever by these Presents and for Diverse other good causes and Considerations them Hereunto moveing they the Said Joseph HAYWARD Thos Susannah Thomas Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph ALGER Mary ALGER Edmund Elizabeth John & Mercy RAWSON Josiah and Sarah WINSLOW Have Given granted bargained sold Aliened Enfeoffed Remised Released Quitted Claim & Confirmed and by these Presents Do fully freely Clearly and absolutely Give Grant bargain Sell Aliene Enfeoff Remise Release Quit Claim & Confirm unto the said Nathaniell HAYWARD Nathll: BRETT Thomas AMES & Ebenezer BYRAM and To their Heirs and assigns forever all that Estate Right Title Intrest Share portion Proportion Inheritance Property possession Reversion Remainder Claim and Demand whatsoever which they the said Joseph Thomas Susannah Thomas & Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph and Mary ALGER Edmund Elizabeth John and Mercy RAWSON Josiah and Sarah WINSLOW now Have or which They their Heirs or assigns in time To Come Come may might Should and in any wise by virture of the Last will and Testament of the sd Peter TOWN or otherwise ought To Have or Claim of in and To all & singular the Houses Edifices Buildings Lands Tenements Yards gardens Orchards Meadows Marshes Arable Land Pasture Land Swamps Commons Commonages Town Rights with the Priviledges Commodities Hereditaments Emoluments and Appurtenances whatsoever thereof and thereto belonging & Appertaining and all other Estate whatsoever in Cambridge or elsewhere of the aforesaid Peter TOWN and of which he Dyed Seized To Have and to Hold all and singular the above granted and Released Premises with the Appurtenances Thereof unto the sd Nathll: HAYWARD Nathll: BRETT Thomas AMES and Ebenezer BYRAM Their Heirs and Assigns forever freely Peaceably and Quietly without any manner of Reclaim Challenge or Contradiction of them the Said Joseph HAYWARD Thomas Susannah Thomas and Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph and Mary ALGER Edmund Elizabeth John and Mercy RAWSON Josiah and Sarah WINSLOW and without any Accompt Reckoning or Answer To be Given Rendred Or Done in time To Come To them or any of them So that neither they the sd Joseph Thomas Susannah Thomas and Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph and Mary ALGER Edmund Elizabeth John and Mercy RAWSON Josiah and Sarah WINSLOW or any of them their Heirs Execrs or Adminrs for themselves nor any other Person or Persons for them or in their Names Right or Stand Shall or will by anyway or meanes hereafter Claim Challenge or Demand any Estatee Right title Interest in or to the Premeses or any Part or parcel thereof but off from every Actin of Right Estate Intrest Claim and Demand whatsoever they and Every of them their heirs Execrs or Adminrs. shall Excluded and forever Debarred by these presents and the sd Released and Confirmed Premises with the Appurtenances of all Persons whomsoever Claiming by from or under them or any of them or under the aforenamed John HAYWARD unto them the said Nathll. HAYWARD Nathll. BRETT Thomas AMES & Ebenezer BYRAM their Heirs or Assigns Shall and will warrant and forever Defend by these Presents In Witness they the said Joseph HAYWARD Thomas HAYWARD Susannah HAYWARD Thomas HAYWARD Saundus Benoni HAYWARD William AMES Susannah HAYWARD Joseph ALGER and Mary ALGER Edmund RAWSON Elizabeth RAWSON John & Mary RAWSON Josiah WINSLOW and Sarah WINSLOW Have here unto Set their Hands and Seals the 18th Day of March in the year of our Lord 1723/4 and in the tenth year of his Magesties Reign King George Joseph HAYWARD Seal Thomas HAYWARD Seal Susannah HAYWARD her mark Seal Thomas HAYWARD Seal Benoni HAYWARD Seal Benoni HAYWARD Seal William AMES Seal Josiah WINSLOWS Seal Sarah WINSLOW Seal Susannah HAYWARD Seal Mary RAWSON Her mark & Seal Joseph ALGER Seal Mary ALGER her mark & Seal Edmund RAWSON Seal John RAWSON Seal Elizabeth RAWSON Seal Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of William FOBES Thomas AMES Junr. Deborah CHAPIN Hope--- CHAPIN Plimoth SS March the 19th 1723/4 the within Named Joseph HAYWARD and Thomas HAYWARD and Thomas HAYWARD 2nd: and Benoni HAYWARD and William AMES and Josiah WINSLOW and Sarah WINSLOW and Susannah HAYWARD and Joseph ALGER and Mary ALGER and Susannah HAYWARD did all and Every of them Personally Appear before me the Subscriber one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County Aforesaid and Did Acknowledge this within written Instrument To be their free act Dedd Josiah EDSON Justice of Peace Suffolk Se: Mendon Se: May the 22d 1724 the within named Edmund RAWSON & John RAWSON & Elisabeth RAWSON and Mercy RAWSON Did all and Every of them personally Appear before me the Subscriber one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and Did Acknowledge the within written Instrument to be their free act & Deed Josiah CHAPIN Jus Pec. Middex: Camb: August 24th 1724 Recd & Entred Pr Fra: Foairo Regr:
Peter Towns Estate Quitt Claimed
To all People To whom these Presents shall Come Thomas
HAYWARD Yeoman Samuell HAYWARD Yeoman Benjamin HAYWARD Weaver Elisha HAYWARD
Husbandman Israel ALGER Husbandman with Patience his wife all Heirs To
Nathaniell HAYWARD Late of Bridgwater Deceased who was Co-heir To Peter
TOWN Late of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex Cooper Deceased and all
of Bridgwater in the County of Plimoth in the Province of the Massachusets
Bay in New England Send Greeting Know Ye that the Said Thomas HAYWARD Samuell
HAYWARD Benjamin HAYWARD Elisha HAYWARD Israel ALGER & Patience ALGER
for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty five Pounds & Ten Shillings
Money To them in Hand Paid before the Ensealing & Delivery of these
Presents by Nathaniell HAYWARD Weaver Nathaniel BRETT Yeoman Thomas AMES
Blacksmith & Ebenezer BYRAM Yeoman all of Bridgewater aforesaid the
Receipt whereof to full Content and Satisfaction by the said Thomas HAYWARD
Samuell Benjamin & Elisha HAYWARD Israel ALGER & Patience ALGER
Do Hereby Acknowledge and thereof and of Every Part thereof for themselves
their Heirs Execrs. and Adminrs. Do Acquit Exonerate and Discharge the
Said Nathaniell HAYWARD Nathaniel BRETT Thomas AMES and Ebenezer BYRAM
their Heirs and Assigns forever by these Presents and for Diverse other
Good Causes and Considerations them here unto moveing they the Said Thomas
Samuell Benjamin & Elisha HAYWARD Israel and Patince ALGER Have Given
granted bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed Remised Released Quitted Claim
& Conformed and by these Presents Do fully freely Clearly and absolutely
give grant bargain Sell alien Enfeoff Remise Release Quit Claim and Confirm
unto the Said Nathll. HAYWARD Nathaniel BRETT Thomas AMES & Ebenezer
BYRAM their .... in Cambridge or elsewhere of the abovesaid Peter TOWN
& of which he Dyed Seized which by virtue of His Last will and Testament
or otherwise they are Justly ...... 18th Day of March 1723/4 ... Thomas
HAYWARD Seal Samuell HAYWARD Seal
Benjamin HAYWARD Seal Elisha HAYWARD Seal Israel ALGER
his mark & Seal Patience ALGER Seal Signed Sealed and Delivered in
the Presence of us William FOBES Thomas AMES Plimoth SS March 19th 1723/4
... Acknowledge This Deed To be their free act and Deed Josiah EDSON Just
Pac. Midd: Camb: August 24th 1724 Recd & Entred Fra: Foxcroft Regr:
To All People To Whom these Presents Shall Come Jonathan
HAYWARD Housewright John HAYWARD Husbandman Ephraim HAYWARD
Yeoman James HAYWARD and Elizabeth BUCK Heirs of James
HAYWARD Deceased Edward FOBES with Elizabeth his Wife Sarah PACKER widow
of Zacheus PACKER Henry KINGMAN and Bethiah His wife all of Bridgwater
in the County of Plimoth in the Province of the Massachusets Bay in New
England Heirs To Martha HAYWARD Deceased the wife of John HAYWARD Deceased
once Martha HAYWARD And So Co-heir to Peter TOWN Late of Cambridge ^ Deceased
Send Greeting Know ye that the Said John HAYWARD Jonathan HAYWARD Ephraim
HAYWARD James HAYWARD Elizabeth BUCK Edward FOBES and Elizabeth his wife
Sarah PACKER Henry KINGMAN and Bethiah KINGMAN for and in Consideration
of the Sum of Twenty Pounds money To them in Hand Paid before the Ensealing
and Delivery of these Presents by Nathaniell HAYWARD Weaver Nathaniell
BRETT Yeoman Thomas AMES Black Smith and Ebenezer BYRAM Husbandman the
Receipt whereof to full Content they the Said John HAYWARD Jona HAYWARD
Ephraim HAYWARD James HAYWARD Elizabeth BUCK Edward & Elizabeth FOBES
Sarah PACKER Henry and Bethiah KINGMAN ... by virtue of the Lat will and
Testament of the Said Peter TOWN or other wise ought to Have Lawfull claims
& Demands of all Persons whomsoever Claiming by from or under them
or under ye aforesaid Martha HAYWARD alias Martha HAYWARD unto them the
said Nathaniell HAYWARD Nathll BRETT Thomas AMES and Ebenezer BYRAM
... 18th Day of March in the year of our Lord 1723/4
and in the Tenth year of his Majesties Reign King George John HAYWARD Seal
Jonathan HAYWARD Seal Ephraim HAYWARD Seal James HAYWARD Seal Elizabeth
BUCK Seal Sarah PACKER her mark & Seal Edward FOBES Seal Elizabeth
FOBES her mark & Seal Henry KINGMAN Seal Bethiah KINGMAN her mark &
Seal Plimoth SS on the 19th Day of March A. D. 1724 ... Acknowledged ...
Josiah EDSON Jul 7 Midde: Camb. August 24th 1724 Recd & Entred Pr Fra:
Foxcroft Regr.
HAYWARD to HAYWARD
To all People to whom these psents. shall come Nathll.
HAYWARD senr of the town of Bridgwater in the County of Plimouth in New
England sendeth Greeting Know that Said Nathll. HAYWARD for good and Sufficient
Causes & Reasons and more especially for the good will and naturall
affection which shall & to be Toward my Sevrl naturall Children named?
Nath HAYWARD Thos HAYWARD Sam HAYWARD John HAYWARD Benj HAYWARD Elisha
HAYWARD and Pattence ALGER Have and is by these Psents fully freely Clearly
and Absolutely give grant Bequeath and Bestow unto & upon The said
Nathll. HAYWARD Thos HAYWARD Samll. HAYWARD John HAYWARD Benjamin HAYWARD
Elisha HAYWARD & Patience ALGER all that my Right and Title in and
to the Estate of my Kinsman Mr. Peter TOWN Late of Cambridge in the County
of Middlesex in New England Decd. which was to me given and Bequeathed
by the Last Will & Testament of ye Said Peter TOWN all which is Lying
& being in the Township of Cambridge & was willed unto me the said
Nathll HAYWARD Together with four others in the same Degree of Kin all
named as by will & Testament may more fully appear: To have and To
hold In all that my Right and Title in Sd will & Testament Expressed:
other than have been all andy? sold as under my hand and Seal Together
with the hands & seals of the Rest of ye Legateees Sold as under my
hand & seal Together may appear that is to say the Remainder of my
fifth part in my Eght? equal share or proportions two parts unto Nathll
HAYWARD & ye other Six parts in Equal proportion amongst my other six
children above named Together with all profits privileges Rights commodities
& Hereditaments what so ever to the above granted premises belonging
or in anyways appertaining to the only proven use behest & behoof of
them the sd Nathll. HAYWARD Thomas HAYWARD Samll HAYWARD Jno. HAYWARD Benjan.
HAYWARD Elisha HAYWARD & Patience ALGER their heires and assignes forever
& ye sd Nathll HAYWARD Thos HAYWARD Samll HAYWARD Jno HAYWARD Benjan
HAYWARD Elisha HAYWARD & Patience ALGER that they and every of them
their & every of their heires and assignes may & shall from time
to time and at all times forever hereafter Haven and Hold all my sd Right
& share actually possess the sd estate of Inheritance after it shall
acrue by the sd will & testamt In fll simple without any manner of
Incumberance or molestation had or made by any other act or acts of mine
In witness whereof I ye sd Nath HAYWARD have hereunto set my hand &
seal it being Jany. 27th in the ninth year of the Reign of our sovereign
Lady Ann of
Great Brittain ye Queen Anno Dom. one thousand seven
hundred & ten. the mark of Nathll. HAYWARD seal: signed sealed &
delivered in ye prsence Elisha BRETT, Comfort WILLIS his mark. Feby the
first day 1710: then the above named Nathll HAYWARD acknowledge the above
written Instrument to be his act & deed Before me Elisha BRET Just.
of peace. March 4th 1718/19 Reced accordingly entered by: Samll
Phipps Regr.
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Heirs of John HAYWARD
Joseph HAYWARD Yeoman
Thomas HAYWARD Yeoman and Susannah his wife
Thomas HAYWARD
Benoni HAYWARD Yeoman
William AMES Yeoman
Susannah HAYWARD Spinster
Joseph ALGER Husbandman Mary His wife all of Bridgwater
Edmund RAWSON Gent. & Elisabeth his wife
John RAWSON Cordwainer and Mercy His Wife of Mendon
Josiah WINSLOW Jun of Freetown
Peter's tombstone, Harvard Square Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
