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| Notes for Ann GRANT | ||||||||||||
| 439Ann was the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Haburne) Grant. 153Her Will was written 24 Dec 1708 and proved 4 May 1719 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. | ||||||||||||
| Notes for Robert (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||
| 633"In 1661 when he was 32 Robert Emerson joined with his brother Michael in the purchase of a large farm in Haverhill from Robert Swan as already stated. On 17 May 1669 he bought an acre and a half of meadow of Obadiah Ayer; on 29 Oct 1673 one acre of meadow from Elizabeth Linfurth; on 12 June 1674 20 acres of land by the Fishing River of John Williams; and on 28 Jan 1679 3 more of meadow from Peter Ayer. On 25 Jan 1675 Robert Emerson, along with Thomas Dustin, was listed as one of those building homes. These householders were prohibited from building on Common land as earlier householders had been permitted to do. Before 1675 grants of land were seldom recorded in the town book at the time they were laid out. Thus Robert Emerson acquired considerable land through purchase. Since he does not seem to have had a trade he devoted full time to farming. He was a member of the church as shown by his becoming a "freeman" of the colony 29 April 1668. The high regard his fellow citizens had for Robert Emerson is shown by his frequent service as a selectman which would be similar to city councilman today. He served as selectman in 1671, 1676, 1678 and 1687. In 1679 he was elected constable, 10 years after his brother Michael had held that position. This job indicates that he was not only literate but could keep accounts although later in life when he made his will poor vision or other incapacity forced him to not write it himself and to make an X instead of signing it. The respect of his fellows is shown by the following record: "February 22, 1686/7. Robert Emerson openly moved for to know by whom the bridge over the Fishing river at his house is to be made. In answer to it the selectmen are ordered to take effectual care about the matter proposed." In 1683 Robert Emerson along with the minister and 12 others voted to buy the house where Henry Palmer lived and died for use of the ministry forever and to place the new meeting house upon the old site but they were voted down by 34 including Michael Emerson. The next year two men offered their houses for sale for the ministry and Wm. Startin's was accepted. He was paid with 10 acres of land on Fishing River near Robert Emerson's. Not until 1698 did the vote pass to move into the new meeting house when almost finished. Those who hadn't wanted it in the first place voted against it--among them Michael Emerson and two of his sons, Johnathan and Joshua Emerson." 133He was given only £5 in the Will of his father Thomas Emerson written 20 May 1656 and proved 29 Sep 1661 in Howsham, Parish of Cadney, Lincolnshire, England. His Will was written 3 June 1694 and probated 5 July 1694 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. 634"The will of Robert Emerson was as follows: I being weake of body but in my right mind & of a good and perfect memory I thinke good to mak my last will and tastament I give and bequeath my sole to God yt gave it & my sperit I commit into ye hands of my blessed savier and redeemer yt has died for me and my body to return to dust from whance it came: and for my worly d goods I disposeth of as foloeth vedalisit I give unto my son Thomas one half of my right and intrast of uplands & madow in my farm ling by mares crike pond and three akers madow at hakes madow yt I bought of Peter Ayers to him and his Aires for ever and ye other half of my farme both upland and madowe I give to my sone Joseph and to his Aires for ever and I give unto my sone (…. ) my four aker of land (….) yt joins to Peter (….) and also on common right and I give also unto my son ephrom my madow ling at ye este madow comonly called unto him and his Aires forever and I give unto my two yongest sones Steven and baniamen my dweling house and barne and my upland and madow where my house stands be tween them unto them and thair Aires for ever alwais provideed yt Steven & Beniamen do paye unto thaier mother three pounds a year and kepe her a cow and a hors when shee has a ocasion for him and my wife shall have one ende of ye house douring hare widowhode and thaye Steven & beniamen shall find hare fire wood and eke three pounds a yere to be paied on halfe in whate and rye and the other half to be paied in inden corne at prise corent and if my wife doo marye yn shee shall have but forti shiling a yere yerliye douring har life time to be paid in graine further I give unto my dafter Elisabeth on cow and three shepe and unto my dafter Sarah on cow and three shepe and I give unto my dafter Ladey one cow and three shepe and I give unto my two yongest sones steven and beniamen on yoke of oxen betwixt them two and I make my wife and my sone Thomas Emerson my sole Executors for too reseve all detes & to paie all dets and what is undisposed of after my wifes deth to be aquilly devided amongst my children. This is my last will & (….) (June 3: 1694. Witnes Steven Coffin His marke Joseph Johnson Robert X Emerson William his marke Johnson X (Seal)" | ||||||||||||
| Notes for Robert & Ann (Family) | ||||||||||||
| 153Holman states that Robert and Ann were married on 4 Jan 1658 in Rowley, Essex, MA. | ||||||||||||
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