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| Notes for Hannah NOYES | ||||||||||||||
| 1501Birth listed as Han[nah] Noyce, d. Nichollas, "last of" Oct., 1643. | ||||||||||||||
| Notes for Peter (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||
| June 18th, 1663, Peter Cheney bought of John Bishop, (his wife, Rebecca, joining in the deed,) "all the mill and mill house lately erected in Newbury on the little river between land of Nicholas Noyes and land lately of Wm Gerrish, with the stones, wheel, cog, trough, six mill bills, iron barr, the rope that puts up the stone, and a shop lately sett up neere to ye above said mill", and the riparian rights, for "two hundred and fifty pounds sterling". Here he did good service as a miller for a few years, and trained up his sons to the business. March 7, 1670, "Peter Cheney proposed to the town for an acre of land on or about the little hill this side the mill, to build a wind mill upon to grind corn for the town when the water mill fails". This was granted on "condition that he build a good mill to answer the end proposed for and so long as the mill is made and maintained for the said service and no longer". Jan. 5, 1687 "a committee was appointed to treat with Peter Cheney about setting up a corne mill and a fulling mill upon the Falls river." Peter Cheney, as he found himself nearing the close of his life, conveyed by a deed of gift to his son John, Nov. 4, 1693, his house and land lying on the north side of Falls River with 50 acres of land, his corn mill, the great dam in the stream, the water course to the mill, and all convenient mill sites below the mill that belonged to him; and a joint interest with himself in one acre of land on the south side of the river, where he and his sons were then erecting a saw mill. John was to have one half of the house and one third of the mill until the death of both parents; then to come into full possession. Jan. 10, 1694-5, Peter,--his wife, Hannah, signing with him in both deeds -- conveyed by a similar deed to his son Peter, one-half of the saw mill and yard with the stream of water to the mill and 24 acres of timber land lying on the southerly side of Falls river. An Important Deed. "To all people to whom these presents shall come I Peter Cheny senior of Newbury in the County of Essex in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England; America send greeting Know ye that I the said Peter Cheny senr. for divers good causes + considerations me thereunto moving but especially for + in consideration of the naturall affection which I Bear to my loving son Peter Cheny Junr of the town + county aforesaid have Given Granted aliened + confirmed + Do by these presents give grant aliene + confirm unto my said son Peter Cheny Junr. Twenty four acres of Land be the Same more or Less Lying in the Township of Newbury on the southerly side of falls River Bounded Easterly by a Tract of Land which I formerly gave by a deed of gift to my said son Peter Cheny Junr. Southerly + Westerly by the Common land of Newbury + Northerly by an acre of Land Reserved by me for a Saw mill yard and the ffalls river also the one half of the saw mill yard Lying on the South side of falls River, also all my Right title + interest in the said Saw mill which said Saw mill is lately built + stands near my Corne Mill To have + to hold all the above devised premises viz. the said Twenty four acres of Land the one half of the said Sawmill yard together with all the Proffitts Priveledges + appurtences water courses to the same Belonging or any wise appertaining to him the said Peter Cheny Junr his heirs Executrs + assignes for ever and I the said Peter Cheny Senr. for my self my heirs Executrs + admrs. Do covenant and Promise to + with my said son Peter Cheny Junr. in manner + form following viz that I the said Peter Cheny Senr am the True + lawfull owner of all + singular the premises + that I have of myself full Power good Right and lawfull authority to make this Gift + alienation + that my said son Peter Cheny shall by vertue hereof for ever hereafter Peaceably + Quietly have hold use occupy possess + enjoy all the above devised premises without any Lawfull Lett Deny or molestation or Interuption of me the said Peter Cheny Senr my heirs Executrs or admrs or any tother person whatsoever always Provided and this is my meaning + Intention in this my Gift + Grant that if my said son Peter Cheny Junr shall faithfully + truly pay to my children hereafter named forty pounds in good + Lawfull money of New England within Twelve years after the Date hereof viz to my sons Nathll Cheny Eldad Cheny Ichabod Cheny five pounds a piece + to my Daughters Huldah Worcester Martha Worcester Jemima Cheny Hanah Cheny + Lydia Cheny five pounds a piece in mony that then what is above written to Stand in full force + vertue otherwise it shall be in the Liberty of these my children abovenamed to seize upon the twenty four acres of Land above named + one Quarter part of the Sawmill + Sawmill yard + the same to divide Equally among themselves and further if any of my aforenamed children should dye before they come of age to Receive the money or before it is due--Leaving no Issue that then the one half of their five pounds so dying shall be Equally devided between my surviving children herein named + the other half to be + remain to my said son Peter Cheny Junr further for the one half of the said Sawmill abovementioned my son Peter is not to come to the actuall Possession of untill Immediately after my Death + my wives: In Witness to all + Singular the Premises I the said Peter Cheny Senr. have hereto set my hand + seale this tenth day of Janury anno: Dom: sixteen hundred ninety + four or five Annoque R'. Re + Ra. Gulielmi + marie Nunc Anglia +c as sexto." Aug. 13, 1709, Eldad Cheney and Martha Worcester of Bradford, Ichabod Cheney, Huldah Worcester, Jemima Pettingall, Hannah Chute and Lydia Poor of Rowley, all children of Peter Cheney, late of Newbury, sold to Benj. Pearson, for œ40-10s. 24 acres on the side of Falls river. Nicholas, another of the children of Peter,2 sold Pearson an adjacent tract July 3, 1714. The now famous "Pearson Homestead" stands on or very near this ancient Cheney Mill property. Among "those who had an interest in the estate of Rev. Nicholas Noyes, late of Salem,"--a brother of Hannah (Noyes) Cheney, and sold their rights April 14, 1718, were Peter, John and Eldad Cheney, Mary Wooster, John and Martha Pemberton, Lionell + Hannah Chute, Richard and Jemima Pettingall, John and Lydia Lull. Mr. Peter Cheney d. Jan. 1694-5. The widow, "Anne," with her sons Peter and John, were cited Sept. 7, 1697, to show cause why they had not administered the estate. Doubtless they were agreed without probate proceedings; feeling that the deeds of gift which the father had made were a sufficient adjustment of matters. The widow m. 2nd, John Atkinson, June 3, 1700; she d. Jan. 5, 1705. | ||||||||||||||
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