The history of Lynn - Lynn Massachusetts Genealogy Project

^- HTSTOnV OF I.VXN'. [IGSO,aii.l wn^ buricHl !(! Mtiy, 16S7,' a-ed 95 years. His childrenwere, I. Richard, who removed to Reachne;, where liewas several times chosen representative. 2. Samuel, whowent to Reading. ;5 Tahitha, who married Daniel Kine;, jun.II March, IGGC. 4. Elizabeth, who married Ralijli Kin-,^ ^2 March, 1GG3.Tliomas Willis was a farmer, and the first resident on Willis'sHill, on which the Poor House is situated. The land on thesouth has ever since been called Willis's Neck, and tlie meadowon the north, Willis's Meadow. He was a representativein the first General Court, in 1G34, and a member of theQuarterly Court in ]G39. He became one of the first proprietorsf)f Sandwich in 1G37, but did not remove at that time.Jolm White was a larmer, and was admitted a freeman, 4thMarcl), 1G33.William \Vitter was a farmer, and resided at Swampscot.He says, " Blacke will, or duke williani, so called, came to myhouse (which was two or three miles from Nahant) whenThomas Dexter had bought Nahant for a suit of clothes, thesaid Black will Asked me what I would give him for the Landmy house stood vppon, it being his laiid,^ and his flather's wigwamestood their abouts, James Sagoinore and John, and theSagomore of Agawame, and diuers more. And George Sagomore,being a youth was present, all of ihem acknowlidgingcBlack will to be the Right owner of the Land my iiouse stoodon, and Sagomore Hill and Nahant was all his ;" and adds"that he bought Nahant and Sagomer Hill and Swamscoate ofi31ack WiUiam for two pesde stones."' He died in 1G59,aged 75 years. The name of his wife was Annis, and hischildren were, 1. Josiah. 2. Hannah, who married RobertBm-din.^John Wood was a farmer, and lived in Essex street. Thevillage in which he resided has ever since been called WoodEnd.William Wood was admitted a freeman 18 May, 1G31.He resided at Lynn about four years, during which time hewrote the work called ]N[ew England's Prospect, containing aveiy favorable account of the early settlements. On the "fifteenthof August 1G33, he sailed, wiili Captain Thomas Graves,for London; where, in 1G34, he published his book, in onehundred pages, octavo. In 1635, he publislied a map of the1 Lynn Records. 2 Depo. in Q. C. FiJcs, 15 and 27 April, 1657.M*