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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 45
owning a house-lot nearly opposite Mr. Stevens' on the circular
road, and twelve acres near the meadow. Eleven days after
selling his Amesbury farm he was drowned ; but how or where
the record does not state.
Sept. 29th. Christopher Batt sold his homestead next to Mr.
Bradbury's to Isaac Buswell and his son Willi, for ^52. It
included four acres of upland and six acres of meadow adjoin-
ing, which may be known by "two islands of upland lying in
the same." The eastern boundary was the drift-way to the Town
creek. He is said to have been a tanner, and was a large land-
holder in the various divisions. Batt's hill, near Edmund and
Robie Morrill's, has served to hand down the name for more
than two centuries. He removed to Boston, where he was acci-
dently shot some ten years later. By the Sale,m records we find
that he sold several large tracts of land at Salisbury.
1651.
Samuel Winsley had permission to fence in " half a rod square
at his wife's grave in the burying place."
At a meeting held February 3d, the record mentions " Salt-
panns," and it is a matter of tradition that salt was made from
the salt water at this early day to supply the wants of the settle-
ment. The location of these "salt panns" or salt works was
at or near Hook's creek.
Richard Goodale was granted a house-lot by the pound on
condition that he build on it.
Feb. 10th. A committee consisting of Samuel Winsley, Thomas
Bradbury and Phillip Challis was chosen to settle the bounds
next to Hampton, and were allowed 2 s. 9 d. per day for their
services.
March 20th. A rate of ^35 was ordered towards repairing
and finishing the meeting house and paying town debts.
Richard Batt and Anthonie Nuland were granted six acres at
Ring's island, with the right reserved for the town to " set up
a stage and flakes for fishing" on the same.
Vallentine Rowell, son of Thomas Rowell, was made a townsman
this year. He came west of the Powow river at an early
date.