The Names of the Persons Receiving Early Land Grants at Ipswich, Massachusetts

Last year, while in Ipswich, my husband and I toured the Ipswich Museum. One of the first things to catch my eye was a wall hanging, listing names of persons receiving early land grants in Ipswich. When I took the photo, I knew at some point I would transcribe the names. There are quite a few readers who have some of these names, as do I, and I thought some of you might enjoy seeing your ancestors named here.

MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS RECEIVING EARLY LAND GRANTS

AT

IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS

Robert Andrews	Henry Kingsbury
Henry Archer	John Kendrick
William Avery	Robert Kinsman
Samuel Appleton	Robert Lord
Thomas Bishop	Thomas Lull
Thomas Boarman	Wm. Lampson
Wm. Bartholomew	Richard Lumpkin
John Baker	John Lee

Edward Brown	William Merchant
Richard Bisgood	Solomon Martin
Humphrey Bradstreet	Robert Muzzey
Richard Brown	Jos. Medcalfe
Nathaniel Bishop	John Manning
Thomas Bracy	John Norton
George Carr	John Newman
Daniel Clark	Christopher Osgood

William Clark	John Perkins, Jr.
Robert Coles	John Perkins Sr.
Thomas Clark	Robert Paine
John Cross	Allen Perley
John Cooley	Wm. Paine
Isaac Cousens	John Proctor
Philip Call	Roger Preston
William Cartwright	Henry Pynder

Isaac Comings	John Pynder
Robert Crane	Mark Quilter
John Covington	Daniel Rolfe
John Cogswell	Richard Raffield
Philip Challis	Joseph Redding
Robert Cross	Nathaniel Redding
Robert Colborne	Nathaniel Rogers
Thomas Dudley	John Sanders

Daniel Denison	Wm. Symmons
John Day	Geo. Smith
John Dane	Thomas Stafford
John Fawn	Thomas Smith
Philip Fowler	John Shatswell
Giles Firmin	Mark Symonds
Michael Farley	Richard Schofield
Thomas French	Thomas Scott
Wm. Fuller	Henry Sewall
John Gaines	Rich. Saltonstall, Jr.
William Goodhue	Symon Stace
John Gage	Hugh Sherrat
Geo. Giddings	Wm. Story
Thomas Gilven	Simon Tuttle
Robert Graves	Samuel Varnum
Thomas Graves	Humphrey Vincent
Thomas Hardy	John Winthrop, Jr.
Thomas Howlett	John Warner
Richard Hubbard	Wm. Wildes
Samuel Hall	John Whittingham
William Hubbard	Richard Wattles
Robert Hayes	William White
Wm. Holdred	John Whityear
Daniel Hovey	Obadiah Wood
Geo. Hadley	Matthew Whipple
John Hassall	Robert Whitman
Francis Jordan	Thomas Wells
John Jackson	Nathaniel Ward
Stephen Jordan	Wm. Warner
Richard Jacob	John Wyatt
Alex Knight	John Wedgwood
Richard Kimball	Henry Wilkinson
John Kimball	Jonathan Wade
	Samuel Younglove

Also hanging on the hallway wall is a large map showing where their land grant was. The numbers correspond with those on the original list above.

Last year I did a post called, Everybody Loves Ipswich, Massachusetts, which consists mostly of photos taken in the town. You may view that post HERE.

Kennebuck Free Library, Kennebuck, Maine (History and Genealogy Section)

Kennebuck Free Library

Kennebuck, Maine

I have never been to this library and didn't even know where it was, but my husband knew exactly where, it wasn't too far from the Wedding Cake House, which he wanted to see for the 100th time (see photo below). The entrance (below) was in the new addition to the library, but the rest of my photos show the older section.

Pretty good selection of genealogy and history books. A librarian showed me around and gave me some history. The skylight had to be covered during World War II and now has a beautiful ceiling light providing a bit of sparkle and light. The library lights the fireplace twice a week...maybe a tradition of some kind.

The Wedding Cake House isn't open anymore, but at least you can see the outside.

There Is A Lot to Like About Lowell -- Trolleys, Trains and Tracks

"There is A Lot to Like About Lowell" is the city slogan.

(See tab on right side called "Lowell Series" for many more articles about Lowell.)

Trolleys, Trains and Tracks

1830          1930

STEAM RAILROADS IN NEW ENGLAND

HAD THEIR BEGINNINGS

IN THE CHARTER GRANTED THE

BOSTON AND LOWELL RAILROAD CORPORATION

JUNE 5, 1830

FIRST TRAIN OPERATED JUNE 24, 1835

THIS CENTENNIAL TABLET

PLACED OPPOSITE THE SITE OF

THE FIRST DEPOT BY THE

BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD

(Below shows where the site would have been.)

An old restored mill building houses the yellow trolleys. Underneath this rail is a canal, the renovated mills across the street are condos or apartments.

Locomotives in Lowell

Signs like this are all over the historical area.

Above trolley just left Boott Cotton Mills Museum and is going to the Lowell National Park Service Visitor's Center. The trolleys typically run from March through November, and the ride is free.  Planning has begun to expand trolley service into other parts of the downtown.

From the National Park Service's flyer on Lowell Trolleys, "By 1935 electric trolleys made their last run in Lowell--that is, until 1984. As part of the development of Lowell National Historical Park, trolley service was reestablished in Lowell's downtown to transport park visitors in the city."

Actual train tracks, on the sidewalk. I love this feature. This track went directly to where I used to work. There are others in the city.

National Streetcar Museum (below)

City Hall in the background.

Our train station doesn't look like this, but I love this photo. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to crop it for posting. Currently our station's multi-level parking lot is being renovated, and there is other construction as well. When it is completed next year, I will post a photo. The train leaves for North Station in Boston, and stops in towns* along the way.

*North Billerica, Wilmington, Woburn, Winchester, Wedgemere, West Medford

UPDATE: For October 11, 2014.

The above train, Desire #966, is an original 1924 New Orleans street car that ran on the St. Charles Streetcar Line. This car is housed in Lowell and is run by volunteers from the Seashore Trolley, on certain days. It takes visitors, free of charge, from the Visitor Center to the Boott Mill. I was finally able to see it and take a double ride. Below are photos, three through the window.

Above, part of the Lowell High School, and canal.

National Streetcar Museum.

Love the foliage, it helps make Lowell look extra special.

Ogunquit Memorial Library, Ogunquit, Maine (History and Genealogy Section)

Ogunquit Memorial Library
166 Shore Road
PO Box 753
Ogunquit, ME 03907

I have been by this charming library many times, but because of limited parking and way too many cars and walkers on the street, we never stopped in. Recently, we left extra early for a coastal trip, and this was our first stop, were there at 10 and got one of their few parking spaces.

One librarian was working and was very helpful in answering my questions. They even have WiFi, which surprised me. Although small and filled with books, there are no future plans to enlarge, even though they have the space.

FREE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

OF

OGUNQUIT MAINE

ERECTED IN MEMORY OF

GEORGE M. CONARROE

OF PHILADELPHIA  PENNA.

BY HIS WIFE   AUGUST 1897

Updates: Thank you to Pam Carter, Market Basket, Thanks to Bill Clinton, Ipswich, MA changes

I haven't written a Bits of News post in over three years, but thought I would group a few "bits of news" today.

Pam Carter writes in her blog, My Maine Ancestry blog, and received the Blog of 2012 award. She recently awarded me the One Lovely Blog Award, which was very kind of her, since I do very little writing anymore. To show my appreciation, I am highlighting her blog (just mentioned above). Please read about Pam, a seasoned U. S. History teacher at a high school, so whatever she writes will be a thorough blog post. Carter is her maiden name, so if you have Carters in your tree, you might be related. As a matter of fact, Pam and I are distant cousins through Thomas Carter. Thank you, Pam, very much for my award and I hope some of my readers will follow your blog.

Castle Hill (Wikipedia) at Ipswich, Massachusetts

More news, the above shows the almost completed restoration of the casino area. Today was a cloudy day, so you can't see the ocean. The huge house faces the ocean.

Some of you might recognize the castle because it has been shown in several movies, such as; "The Witches of Eastwick," "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," "Flowers in the Attic" and more recently the current movie, “The Equalizer,” with Dezel Washington.

The 1677 Whipple House and the reconstructed 1657 Alexander Knight House were recently in the news. The Whipple House lost a huge tree during a severe storm, and there was roof damage to the house. The Alexander Knight House has a new handmade fence to go with the 1657 house. (my photo)

Yesterday, I was delighted to see that the Market Basket grocery store chain again made the news. The below statement was what Bill Clinton said...glad to see he follows my local news. He has been to Lowell, at least two times, perhaps more.

Clinton name-drops Market Basket in CNBC interview

Sentinel & Enterprise UPDATED:   09/28/2014 06:32:14 AM EDT

Read more: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_26622370/sunday-notebook-clinton-name-drops-market-basket-cnbc#ixzz3EjhWkvUI
Part of the article reads:

"THE MARKET BASKET fight first made headlines in national outlets such as The New York Times and NBC Nightly News, among others. Last week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held a forum that attracted hundreds to hear about lessons that can be gleaned from employees' victory in getting the company to sell to beloved leader Arthur T. Demoulas.

A few workers who attended the forum loved that it was held just across the river from the Prudential Center in Boston, where the Market Basket board held so many of its meetings.

But no one probably expected a former U.S. president to mention the chain's name. But Bill Clinton did in a CNBC interview Sept. 23 at the Clinton Global Initiative.

Clinton was asked by reporter Becky Quick about the American economy, with the stock market soaring as many middle-class families still struggle. Clinton mentioned three reasons for the sluggish job market: a need to raise the minimum wage, a need for a better mix of jobs, and the fact that so many companies are using their wealth on dividends or buying back stock.

Clinton mentioned Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, which recently went public, as saying his investors would make more money in the long run if the company placed employees and customers first. He then turned to Market Basket, which has been putting employees and customers ahead of shareholders for years.

"This Market Basket case in Massachusetts and New Hampshire was a big issue because the family that owned it wanted to get rid of the guy who was running it," Clinton said, showing an accurate familiarity with the saga. "They thought he gave too much of the wealth of the company to the employees. The customers loved it. So the employees and the customers left when they got rid of him. They had to bring him back."

Read more: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_26622370/sunday-notebook-clinton-name-drops-market-basket-cnbc#ixzz3EkA81Nun