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30 HIS'IORV OK LYNN. [1630.dull, who was born in 1G40, and married John Smyth, ofHampton. 5. Mary, who married Henry Dow, of Hampton.^Christopher Lyndscy lived at first with Mr. Dexter, and afterwardresided on Nahant, where a hill, on the northeastern part,is known by the name of Lyndsey's Hill. He died in 1668-His sons were John and' Eleazer, w^hose posterity remain atLynn.Thomas Newhall was a farmer, and owned all the easternside of Federal street. His house stood in the same placewith that of Mr. Amos Rhodes. His- children were, 1. John,who was born in England, and married Sarah Lewis 10April, 1646. This isthe earliest notice of a marriage at Lynnwhich has been discovered. 2. Thomas, born in 1630, whowas the first w^iite child born in Lynn. He married ElizabethPotter, 29 December, 1652, and was buried 1 April, 1687,aged 57 years. His wife was buried 22 February, 1687.His children were, 1. Thomas. 2. John. 3. Joseph. 4.Nathaniel. 5. Elisha. 6. Elizabeth. 7. Mary. 8. Samuel.9. Rebecca. The descendants of Mr. Thomas Newhallare more numerous than those of any other name at Lynn, andthere are many in the adjacent towns.Robert Potter was a farmer, and lived in Boston street. Hewas admitted a freeman in 1634. He had a daughter Elizabeth.Jolm Ramsdell was a larmer, and died 27 October 1688,aged 86 }ears. His wife Priscilla died 23 January 1675.His sons were Jchn and Aquila, whose descendants remain.John Taylor came from Haverhill, in England. His wifeand child died on the passage.^ He was admitted a freeman19 October 1630. He lived on the western side of Saugusriver.Captain Edward Tomlins was a carpenter, and was admitteda freeman in 1631. He vyas six times chosen representative.In 1 633 he built the first mill in Lynn, on Strawberry Brook,which flows from the Flax Pond. At one of the court», heagreed to repair IMistick Bridge for £22. In 1638, he was amember of the Artillery Company. In 1640, he went toLong Island, but returned to Lynn, and was appointed Clerkof the Writs^ in 1643. He went to London in 1644, and in1679 was at Dublin.Timothy Tomlins, brother of Edward, was a farmer, and1 Coffin. 2 Winthrop. 3 Col. Rec,
1630.] HISTORY OF l.YNN. ^1was admitted a freeman in 1633. He was representative inthirteen sessions of the General Court. In 1040, he wentwith those who began a new settlement on Long Island, andreturned. A pine ibrest in the northern part of the town iswell known by the name of Tomhns' Swamp.Captain Nathaniel Turner lived in Nahant street. lie appliedto be admitted a freeman, 19 October 1630, but didnot take the oath till 3 Jul)^ 1 032. He was representative inthe first seven sessions of the General Court, and a member ofthe first Quarterly Court at Salem in 1636. In 1633, he wasappointed Captain of the militia, and in 1636 and 1637 had acommand in several expeditions against the Fequod Indians.In 1638 he became a member of the Artillery Company ;andin the same year sold his land on Sagamore Hill to Mr. EdwardHolyoke, and removed to Quilipeake, widi others, wherea new settlement was begun and called New Haven. In 1639,he was one of the seven" members of the first church in thatplace.In 1640, he purchased, for the town, of Ponus, an IndianSagamore, the tract of land which is now the town ofStamford, for which he paid in " coats, hoes, hatchets, &ic."His active and enterprising life was soon afterward terminatedin a melancholy manner. In January 1646, he sailed for England,with Captain Lamberton, in a vessel which was neverheard of more. In June 1648, h is said that the apparition ofa ship was seen, under fidl sail, moving up the harbour of NewHaven, a little before sunset, in a pleasant afternoon ;and thatas it approached the shore, it slowly vanished.' Tiiis was supposedto have been a reference to the fate of Captain Lamberton'sship. The following epitaph was written to the memoryof Captain Turner.Deep in Atlantic caves liis body sleeps,Where the dark sea its ceaseless motion keeps,While phantom ships are wrecked alorg the shore,To warn his friends that he will come no more !But He who governs all with impulse free,Can bring from Bashan, and the deepest sea,2And when he calls, our Turner must return.Though now hi^ ashes fill no sacred urn.Captain Richard Walker was a farmer, and resided on thewest of Sangus river. He was admitted a freeman in 1634,1 Winthrop. Mather.2 " I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring from the depths of thesea." Ps. 68. 22.
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