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Excerpt from Old Naumkeag: An Historical Sketch of the City of Salem, and the Towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton We make no special claims to originality of material. On the contrary, we acknowledge our indebtedness, for most of the facts embodied in this work, to the antiquarians, living and dead, from the Rev. John Fiske, and the Rev. John Higginson, down to the present. We have searched the voluminous collections and writings of these painstaking recorders of the past and endeavored to present, in a popular shape, such portions of them as are of the greatest interest at the present time. Limited space precludes the publication of very much more which is of deep interest. With more time and space the book could have been made better. Such as it is we submit it to the public, asking only that all should bear in mind that "Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... topsfield and middleton. Topsfield.--Settlement And Churches.--Its Part In The Witchcraft Delusion.--Original Settlers.--Prominent Men.--Population.--Valuation And Other Statistics.--Middleton.--Topograph.--Industries.--History.--Population, Valuation And Products. tit he town of Topsfield is the most northerly 'I' portion of the territory originally comprised in I Naumkeag. It was settled by people from (tmf Salem and Ipswich, in 1639, and was incorporated as a separate town on October 18,1650. The Indian name of the place was "Shenewemedy." "When it belonged to Naumkeag, it was known as the "New Meadows." The name Topsfield is derived from a parish in England, bearing that name. The first church was organized in 1663, with Rev. Thomas Gilbert as pastor. It is still sustained, and, until the formation of the Methodist church, in 1830, was the only religious organization in town. It is now of the Congregational order. Mary Estes and Sarah Wildes of this place, were executed as victims of the witchcraft delusion in 1692, and Abigail Hobbs was condemned to death on a like charge but was subsequently pardoned. In early times, bears and wolves infested the town, and it was threatened with Indian attacks, which led to the construction of a fort or garrison-house, (300) but history does not record that it was ever brought into requisition. Among the men recorded as original settlers or owners of Topsfield, we find Samuel Symonds, John Endicott, Simon Bradstreet, Zaccheus Gould, Francis Peabody, William Towne, Thomas Perkins, John Wildes, Nathaniel Porter and Abraham Redington. Among the distinguished men who hailed from the town, were Nathaniel Peabody, a statesman, physician and soldier; Jacob Kimball, a music composer and the author of "Rural...
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