A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE BIOGRAPHY, GENEALOGY, HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS SIDNEY PERLEY, EDITOR -- ILLUSTRATED SALEM, MASS. Ef~tZssex 9lntiqurrrian 1902 CONTENTS. DOWE,THOMAS, Will of, 158. EARTHQUAKESIN ESSEXCOUNTY, 166. FAY,HENRY, Will of, 147. FRIEND,JOHN, Will of, 157. IPSWICH,PART OF, IN 1700, 14. JACKSON,JOHN, SR., Will of, 165. AUSTINNOTES, ,519: KNIGHT,WILLIAM, Will of, 77. BACON,MRS. REBECCA,Will of, I 13. MERRILL,NATHANIEL, Will 01, 38. BAGLEYNOTES, 128. MIGHILL,THOMAS, INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF. BAKERNOTES, 155, I 70. 73. BALCHGENEALOGY, I. MIGHILL,THOMAS, Will of, 72. BALLARDGENEALOGIES, 35, 39. MOULTON,ROBERT, SR., Will of, 78. BANCROFTGENEALOGY, 57. NORTHWESTTERRITORY, COLONIZATION OF THE, BARKERGENEALOGIES, 60, 101, 106. BARNARDGENEALOGIES, 120, 125, 129. BARRFAMILY, 156. BOXFORDPARISHES IN ENGLAND,104. BRADLEY,JOHN, Will of, 19. QUERIES, 345-352, 48; 353-365, 95 ; 366.383, BRIDGMAN,JOHN, Will of, 112. 143 ; 384-386, 191. BUTTON,AN ARMY,135. REVOLUTION,SOLDIERS AND SAILORSOF THE. BYFIELDBAPTISMS, 49. 31, 80, 116, 164. COLONIZATIONOF THE NORTHWESTTERRITORY, SALEM,PART OF, IN 1700, NO. 8, 97. 145. SALEM,PART OF, IN 1700, NO. 9, 148. DANVERSINSCRIPTIONS:- SALEMQUARTERLY COURT RECORDS AND FILES, Endicott Burying Ground, 77. 24, 78, 107, 158. Burial Ground at Hathorne, I I 2. SCH~LHOUSE,THE OLD, 113. High Street Cemetery, 112. SOLDIERSAND SAILORSOF THE REVOLUTION,31, Holton Burial Ground, I 13. 80, I 16, 164. Nurse Burying Ground, 156. TRESLER,MRS. ELLINOR,Will of, III. Preston Burying Ground, 75. WARD,MRS. ALICE,Will of, 107. Prince Burying Ground, 76. WARD,JOHN, Will of, 114. Putnam Burying Ground, 76. WICKES,THOMAS, Will of, 165. Burial Place at Royal Side, 156. WILLIAMS,GEORGE, Will 01, 22. Wadsworth Burying Ground, 19. WILLIAMS,MARIE, Will 01, 23. Walnut Grove Cemetery, 156. WINTHROP,JOHN, THE YOUNGER,74. ILLUSTRATIONS. ARMY BUTTON,135. " OHIO," STARTINGFOR THE, 145. BALCHHOUSE, BEVERLY, I. PEABODY,MAPS OF PARTSOF, IN 1700,99, 149. BEVERLY,THE ANCIENT BALCR FIOUSE IN, I. PEABODY,SOUTHWICK HOUSE IN, 152. BUTTON,ARMY, 135. SALEM,MAP OF GLASS HOUSE FIELDIN, IN GLASSHOUSE FIELD IN SALEM,97. IPSWICH,MA]. JOHNWHIPPLE HOUSE IN, 16. IPSWICH,MAP OF PARTOF, IN 1/00, 17. MAPS: - Part of Ipswich in I to6, 17. Part of Salem in 1700, No. 8, 99. Part of Salem in I~W,No. 9, 149. BLANK PAGE - VOL. VI. SALEM,MASS., JANUARY,I 902. No. I. BALCH GENEALOGY. WITHrare exceptions the name of homestead in Beverly, where he held va- Balch has been so spelled since the emi- rious town offices. He married, first, grant ancestor came to America. The Sarah Gardner, about 1650, and she died exceptions, Baltch and Baulch, are so April 5, 1686. He married, second, Abi- rare that they are hardly worthy of no- gail, w~dowof Matthew Clarke, of Mar- tice. blehead Feb. 5, 1689 ; and she died Jan. JOHNBALCH', the ancestor of the £am- I, 1690, aged fifty-five. He married, ily in New England, was born in 1579, third, Grace Mallet March 15, 1691-2. and lived in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, His wife Grace perhaps d~ed before England. He was one of the company I 703-4, when he conveyed his homestead that came to America, with Capt. Robert to his grandson, Benjamin Balch. He was Gorges, in September, 1623, and estab- living in 1706. lished the fishing station at Cape Ann. Children, born in Beverly :- In 1626, with the company, he removed 5-1. SAMUEL',b. May -, 1651. See below to Naumkeag, which upon the arrival of Cs). 6.BEN JAM IN^. Sre below (6). Endecott was named In 1639 he 7-111. JOHN^, b. about 1654 See below (7). built a house and made his permanent 8-IV. JOSEPH',waq a member of the compa- home on Bass River Side, in what is now ny of Capt. Thomas Lathrop, known Beverly, where he had been granted two as " The Flower of Essex," and was kllled by the Indians at Bloody brook hundred acres of land two years previ- Sept. 18, 1675. ously. His house, as it was originally, is 9-V. FREEBORN',b. AU~. g, 1660. see bc- shown in the frontispiece." He was made low (9). a freeman in 1630 ; and held many 10-V1. SARAH3> m. James Patch Dec. 29, 1680. in the town government' He married, 11-VII. ABICAIL~,m. Cornelius Larcom Feb. 8, first, Margaret -, who died in 163-. 1681-2. He married, second, Agnes (or, Annis) 12-VIII. RUTH*,was unmarried in 1687. -. , and died june -, 1648. ~i~ 13-lx. MARY',m. Nathamel Stone March 26, 1689. wife Annis survived him, and died in r4-x. J~N~T~~~~,bapt. April Io, 1670.. I 65 7, after a long illness. IS-XI. DAVID', b. July 9, 1671 ; d. ~pril7, Children :- 1691. 2-1. BBNJAMIN~,b. in 1629. See below (a). 16-x". DEB~xAH~,b. June 6, 1693 ; m. Wil- 3-II. JOHN*. Set beIow (3). liam Raymond Feb. 8, 1710-1. 4-111. FREEBORN*,b. about 1633; and d. 17-XflI. LYDIA',b. Aug. 28, 1695; m. Samuel about 1658, probably unmarried. Bowles. 2 3 BENJAMINBALCH~, born in r629. He JOHN BALCH~,lived in Salem, and was a was a planter, and lived on the paternal mariner. He married Mary Conant ;and was drowned June 16, 1662. The jury *This pictu~eis presented through the courtesy of Mr. G. B. Balch of Yonkers, N. Y., the fam- *Jonathan and his nine brothers and sisters ily historian. named before himself were baptized on this day. 2 THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN. of inquest decided that the deceased, Woodbury before 1677 ; and died before dc being constrained to leaue the canowe June 27, 1698, when administration was in which he was bounde over the riuer at granted on his estate. She survived him, Salem ferrie, by reason of the violence of and died before I 705. the winde and waues & indeauoringe to Children, born in Beverly :- return againe to the shore, died by the 29-1. ANN(or, Anna)', m. Nathaniel Wallis of Beverly, yeoman, before 1699; extremitie of the cold with the violence and d. Aug. 23, 1726. of the winde and rage of the seas and 3-11. JOSEPH', b. Sept. 26, 1677. SCCbcl0w soe perished in the water!' His wife (70).w r Mary survived him, and married, second- 1-111 EBENEZER',b. June 6, 1680: sailor; lived in Beverly; and m. Ann - ly, William Dodge, jr., maltster, in or be- before 1714. fore 1663. She was the wife of the latter 32-IV. ABIGA~L', b. May 17, 1682 ; m. Ed- in 1679. John Balch's estate was ap- ward Rainsford of Roxburv... weaver. praised at £189, I 7s. in 1705. 33-v. ELIZABETH',b. July 6, 1688. Chid :- 34-VI. RUTH', b. Aug. Zg, 1691 ; and was liv- 18-1. MARY~,d. between 4 mo: 1662, and ing in 1699. March 31, 1663. 5 7 Dm.SAMUEL BALCH~, born in Beverly LT. JOHN BALCH~,born in Beverly May -, 1651. He was a yeoman, and about 1654. He was a yeoman and lived in Beverly, where he was town clerk, housewright, and lived in Beverly, where 1693-1700, and representative. He mar- he was a town officer. He was, also, a ried, first, Martha Newmarch of Ipswich representative. He married Hannah Oct. 27, 1675; and she died July 7, Verrin of Beverly Dec. 20, 1674; and 1720, aged sixty-seven. He married, died Nov. 19, 1738. His wife survived second, widow Martha Butman Nov. 23, him but a few weeks, dying March 7, I 721 ; and died Oct. 14, 1723. 1738-9. Mr. Balch had conveyed his Children, born in Beverly :- house, barn and land in Beverly to his 19-1. MARTHA', b. Sept. 13, 1676; m. son Caleb in 1733-4. Thomas Hovev,- - and was livina- in Children, born in Beverly :- 1722. 35-1. REBECCA~,bapt. July 25, 1680: m. 20--11. SAMUEL',b. May 16, 1678. See brlou, Joseph Dodge of Beverly Nov. 20, (20). 1695 ; and d. Sept. 24, 1704. 21-111. JOSEPH', b. April 26, 1680; master- 3611. HANNAH',bapt. July 25, 1680; m. mariner; lived in Boston; m. Mary Richard Leach of Wenham March 7, Osgood of Andover Oct. 23, 1712; 1703-4; and lived in Ashford, Conn., had children; and was lost at sea Dec. in 1739. 99 1732. 37-111. JOHN',b. NOV.-, 1677; d. April 27, 22-Iv. BENJAMIN'(twin), b. March 29, 1682. --,>.7670. See below (22). 38-lv. JOHN',bapt. July 25, 1680. See below 23-v JOHN'(twin), b. March 29, 1682. Scc (38). below (23). 39-v. ISRAEL',b. Sept. 3, 1681. Sce below 24-VI. PHEBE', b. Apd I, 1684 ; m. Samuel (39). Chapman: and was living in I 722. qc+vr. SARAH', b. March 21, 1682-3; m. 25-VII. pars^', b. May 6, 1685; cordwainer ; Richard Richardson March 3, 171 1-2; and lived in Medway in 1732. and was living in I 738. 2&~111. CORNELIUS',b. May I, 1687. Sic bc- 41-VII. JOSHUA', bapt. Dee. 21, 1684; d. Inu (26). young. 17-IX. ABIGAIL', b. May 24, 1689; d. Sept. 42-VIII. JOANNA', bapt. Aug. 29, 1686 ; d. 26. 1711. young. 28-x. THOMAS',b. April I, 1692 ; d. Aug. 43-IX. RUTH', b. OC~.6, 1687 ; d. young. TOSHUA'.b. NOV.C. 1688: lived in Bos- LA-x.7. - ton; k. ~ebecc; ~rownof Boston Nov. I I, I 725 ; and had two children. BENJAMINBALCH~, lived in Beverly, and 45-XI. CALEB', b. OC~.14, 1689. SCC bd0w was a mariner. He married Elizabeth BALCH GENEALOGY. 3 46x11. Davln4, b. Oct. I, 1691. Scr below Children, born in Beverly :- (46).