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Edward Emery (Jonathan, Mary), the son of Jonathan and Mary, was born on November 10,
1694 VI6 or November 18, 1694 MA26 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
MA26, VI6. His intent to marry Sarah was recorded
in the Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts register as “Edward Emery Informed
of his Intent of Marriage with Sarah Sibley, and I posted up said Intent on the
28th of November 1719 as the Law directs” MA26. Edward Emmery married Sarah Sibley on
December 19, 1719 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA26. Edward was mentioned in his father’s
will dated February 6, 1722/3 AM1. While in
Newbury, he and Sarah experienced an earthquake which occurred during the very
early morning, still the dead of night, on October 30, 1727 BO11.
Edward Emery, Moses Gerrish, Daniel Hale, Joseph Lunt, Jonathan Poor, and
Thomas Torla were selected on October 9, 1733 to travel from Newbury, Massachusetts
to Contoocook, New Hampshire, along with the committee members who had been
charged with planning out the home lots for their future town CO1. Edward and the
other five men were to advise and consult with the committee members, but
mainly they were given the responsibility of determining the placement of the
new settlement, and they were to be paid twenty shillings apiece for this task CO1.
In October 1733, the surveyor, John Brown, marked out four streets: King,
Queen, Newbury, and Marlborough CO1. The journal of
John Brown revealed that Edward had been with him at least part of this time,
for he stated that on October 23 he left for Contoocook with the committee who
was to lay out the home lots CO1. They “came to Contoocook &
viewed ye land in order to find a place to settle ye Town” on October 25, and
after two days, they “viewed ye place to set ye Meeting House on & Run out
ye Highway to Lay Lotts on. Gerrish & Emery went Home. Ye rest went to Pennycook
settlement except Pierce & Myself” CO1.
The home lot of Edward Emery was number twenty-six, on intervale number
eighty-six; his brother, Stephen, was settled on home lot number forty of
intervale number thirty-two CO1. At varying times during the year
1734, thirty-three settlers and their families, including the family of Edward
Emery, arrived at Contoocook CO1. Those who traveled from Newbury
typically rode west to Haverhill, then northwest to Amoskeag Falls at
Manchester, and continued along the eastern banks of the Merrimack River
northward to the recently constructed Penacook ferry, and then northwest again
to Contoocook CO1. The first homes were simple log cabins
which sometimes were topped with a roof of bark, built as speedily as possible,
for they camped at their homesite until their house was constructed CO1. Edward built
his home on the south side of the road, near the little brook which emptied
into a pond, which in 1878 was called Couch Pond, in an area which eventually
became the town of Webster, New Hampshire CO1. In 1878, Couch
Pond was described as the small pond north of Great Pond; Great Pond “lies half
in Webster and half in Boscawen” CO1. Beaver Dam
Stream “which flows into Couch pond, has been made the dividing line between
Boscawen and Webster” CO1. The names of these ponds have
changed; Beaverdam Brook joins Little Pond, and then continues south to the
much larger Walker Pond, and these geographical features are part of the
boundary line of Boscawen and Webster.
Edward must have briefly returned to Newbury, as he and others
congregated at the home of Archelaus Adams on November 8, 1734, to discuss
matters of the settlement’s advancement CO1. They agreed
that the proprietors of Contoocook, which included Edward, would provide the
funds to build a sawmill, and a committee was formed regarding that matter, but
those same committee members were also given the authority to correct any
errors that may have been made regarding the position of the lots, and it was
to this second measure that Edward and five other men voiced their opposition CO1. Another
meeting ensued on December 18, in which it was agreed that at the expense of
the proprietors, the intervale would be completely fenced in by May 15, 1735,
and the settlers further discussed their sawmill CO1. Fifteen men,
including “Capt Edward Emery” agreed to build a mill, or perhaps more than one
mill; both a gristmill and a sawmill were mentioned CO1. It is possible
that the gristmill was not constructed until much later, for although on that
same day the men voted to authorize Joseph Tappan to acquire a grindstone, by
1747 the closest gristmill was located at Rumford CO1 (now called
Concord, New Hampshire), ten miles southeast of Contoocook.
At another meeting on May 19, 1736, this time at Contoocook, Edward
Emery, Stephen Gerrish, and Nathaniel Danford were chosen to cut a piece of
meadow they had discovered “and cut a way into for this year & no longer” CO1. In 1737,
perhaps in or after September, he and four other men were appointed to create a
second land division for additional lots, and for this service they were paid
nine shillings per day CO1. Once again, John Brown was the
surveyor, and the fledgling community grew by eight new streets, skirted by
lots of eighty acres CO1. The settlers decided to
construct a fort at Contoocook in 1739, and although the population of
Contoocook was less than one hundred individuals, they surpassed its size, and
so the settlers also built a second fortified structure CO1.
Edward was involved in the settlement and ordainment of Contoocook’s
first minister, Reverend Phineas Stevens, who was ordained on October 29, 1740 CO1. He provided
five bushels of wheat, sixteen pounds of pork, two pounds of sugar, an unknown
quantity of cranberries, cabbages, turnips, and eggs, the use of his home, and
he transported a boat CO1. Because Contoocook lacked a
bridge, Reverend Stevens, who had arrived on the east side of the Merrimack
River, had been ferried across on a boat CO1. The council to
ordain the minister met in Edward’s home, where they questioned the prospective
pastor to determine if his values aligned with their own CO1. For these
goods and services, the record book indicated that Edward was owed nine pounds,
seven shillings, and six pence CO1.
At an unknown date, Ezekiel Flanders and Edward Emery journeyed about
thirty miles north of Contoocook to Newfound Lake in Hebron, to set traps for
beaver, but were met by one or more Native Americans, who killed them both CO1,
EM1. “One was shot while skinning a beaver, and the other while carrying a
beaver into camp, as was subsequently learned from the Indians” CO1. The inventory
of the estate of Edward Emery of Boscawen occurred in July 1743; it totaled 684
pounds and sixteen shillings, and was attested by the administratrix of his
estate, Sarah Emery, on August 31, 1743 ME4. On August 29,
1750, Sarah, his widow, stated that her youngest son was “but one Year and Nine
Months old when his Father died” ME4. Because
Edward, who was born in March 1739/40 MA20, was Edward and
Sarah’s youngest son ME4, the death of Edward Emery
transpired in or about December 1741.
Sarah Sibley (Samuel, Sarah), the daughter of Samuell and Sarah
(Wells) Sibley, was born on March 27, 1699 in Salem, Essex County,
Massachusetts VI32, MA20, SA11. She was the
mother of Sarah, Samuel, William, Mary, Anthony, David, David, and Edward. All
of her children were recorded in the birth register for Newbury, Massachusetts MA20, although her
last two children, David and Emery, were probably born in Contoocook, New
Hampshire.
Sarah Emery, the daughter of Edward and Sarah, was born on
November 5, 1720 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20. During the division of Sarah Call’s
estate on July 24, 1767, “Sarah Burbank the wife of Moses Burbank Daughter to
Sarah Call Deceased” was granted part of Sarah’s eighty-acre lot HA29. Sarah and Moses Burbank were the parents of four children
whose births were recorded in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire NE22. These were Moses, born on June 26, 1741, David, born on August
18, 1743, Molly E., born on February 20, 1749, and Sarah, born on June 6, 1752 NE22. The records of Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire also
state that Sarah and Moses Burbank were the parents of nine additional
children, but it is unlikely that the Sarah Burbank mentioned in these records
was the Sarah Emery who was born in 1720, because the range of birthyears
extended from 1763 until 1781. It is feasible that she was the Sarah Burbank
who was the mother of Nathaniel, born on September 1, 1763, Jonathan, born on May
29, 1765, and Daniel, born on January 4, 1767 NE22.
Samuel Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was born on December
14, 1722 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20. Samuel Emery married Elizabeth Woodwell
of Salem on April 16, 1747 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Samuel and Elizabeth Emery of Hopkinton, Massachusetts were
the parents of Elizabeth Emery, who was younger than fourteen when, after the
death of her father, her guardianship was granted to Ezra Carter on May 26,
1762 HA29. On October 28, 1761, the administration of the estate of
Samuel Emery, a yeoman of Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, was
granted to his widow, Elizabeth Emery HA29.
The inventory of his estate, which was conducted on October 15, 1761 by Moses
Burbank and John Fowler, stated that Samuel Emery was from Hopkinton,
Massachusetts and that his estate in Boscawen, New Hampshire was the “home
place” of Edward Emery HA29.
During the division of Sarah Call’s estate on July 24, 1767, Elizabeth Emery
was granted a double share of that estate; Elizabeth was called the daughter of
Samuell Emery, deceased, who was “the Eldest Son to Said Deceased” HA29.
William Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was born on January
6, 1724 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20. Mary
Emery, the daughter of Edward and Sarah,
was born on August 6, 1727 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20. During the division of Sarah Call’s
estate on July 24, 1767, “Mary the Wife of Nathaniel Danford Daughter to the
Said Deceased” was granted part of Sarah’s eighty-acre lot HA29. Anthony Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was born on December
6, 1730 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20 and died on December 20, 1730 in Newbury VI6. David
Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was
born on May 9, 1732 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20 and died on January 21, 1735 in Newbury VI6. David
Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was
born in August 1736 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20 and died on August 7, 1737 in Newbury VI6. Edward
Emery, the son of Edward and Sarah, was
born on March 10, 1739/40 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, MA20.
Sarah had a bond for five hundred
pounds on August 29, 1750 for the guardianship of Edward, who was younger than
the age of fourteen ME4. The division of the real estate
for her late husband occurred on October 25, 1750, and was signed by Jeremiah
Clough, Richard Jackman, and Stephen Gerrish ME4:
Whereas we the
Subscribers were appointed & Authorized by the Honble Judge of the
Probate of Wills, &c for the Province aforesaid [of New Hampshire] to
divide the real Estate of Edward Emery late of Contoocook… who deceased
intestate, among the Widow & Children of the Deceased… we have… divided
& set off the said Estate, in Manner & Form as follows – viz
To the Widow of the Decd during her
natural Life, The original Home Lot of the Decd & the
original Home Lot of Samuel Gerrish, together with the Buildings, Fences,
Orchard, &c upon & appertaining to the said Lots -
Also, Two Interval Lots in the lower
Interval, viz. the original Lot of the Decd & the
original Lot of Samuel Gerrish And one Interval Lot in the upper Interval in
Contoocook aforesaid, viz. The original Lot of James Merril –
To Samuel Emery, the eldest Son of the Decd for his double
Portion of his Decd Father’s Estate, The original
eighty-Acre-Lot of the Decd & the original
hundred-Acre-Lot of Samuel Gerrish, & the undivided Land belonging to the
Rights of the Decd & of Samuel Gerrish aforesaid.
Also, the original Interval Lot of Richard Pettingal
To William Emery, second son of ye Deceased, in
his own Right, & in the Right of his two Sisters Sarah & Mary, the
Daughters of the Decd of whom the Said William has
purchased their respective Parts in & unto their decd Father’s
Estate, The original eighty-Acre-Lot of Samuel Gerrish, the original
hundred-acre-Lot of Richard Pettingal, The original hundred Acre Lot of James
Merril, One half of the original hundred-acre-Lot of the Deceased, Three
seventeenth Parts of the original Millright, & the undivided Lands of the
original Rights of James Merril & Richard Pettingal
To Edward Emery the youngest Son of the
Decd and a Minor, The original eighty-acre-Lot of Richard Pettingal, &
one half of the original hundred-Acre-Lot of the Decd – All the said
divided Lands lying & being in Contoocook aforesaid. And the said Division
we have made & set off according to the Agreemt of all
concerned who were capable of acting; & to the Minor we have set off his
Part according to the best of our Skill & Judgmt As witness our
Hands this 25th day of October Anno Domini 1750
On
October 12, 1761, the inventory of the estate of Sarah Emery of Boscawen,
Merrimack County, New Hampshire, who was called the widow of Edward Emery, a
yeoman of Boscawen, was valued at ₤2181.70 and was signed by Stephen
Gerrish, John Fowler, and Thomas Foss HA29. Sarah
probably remarried to an individual with the surname “Call”. The administration
of the estate of Sarah Call, who was called a widow of Boscawen, Merrimack
County, New Hampshire, was granted to William Emery, a husbandman of Boscawen
on October 28, 1761; the bond of ₤500 for the administration was issued
to William Emery, and John Noyes of Pembroke and Andrew Bunton of Allentown were
sureties for the bond HA29. Sarah
Call of Boscawen was called deceased on July 24, 1767 when a warrant was issued
which authorized Stephen Gerrish, John Fowler, George Jackman, Jr., Thomas
Foss, and Jesse Flanders (all of Boscawen) to divide the estate amongst her children
HA29.