SSDeeds.3.3.1742
Property Details
TownEastham
Acreage4 acres
PriceN/A
Selling Date1742-02-03
Parties Involved
Buyer
Buyer(s) name(s)Sparrow, Jonathan; Sparrow, Joseph
Buyer(s) residence(s)Eastham
Seller
Seller(s) name(s)Merrick, Benjamin; Merrick, Nathaniel; Foster, Chillingsworth; Foster, Ruth
Seller(s) residence(s)Harwich
Others
Justice of the PeaceFreeman, James
WitnessesBerry, Lemuel
Date recorded by Justice of the Peace1742-02-03
Original date recorded by RegistrarN/A
Other names mentionedMerrick, Williams
Deed Notes
The family name Merrick is spelled as "Mirrick" throughout the document. The family name Foster is sometimes spelled "Forster" in the document. Benjamin merrick and Nathaniel Merrick are listed as yeomen. Chillingsworth Foster is listed as blacksmith; his wife is Ruth Foster, a seamstress. William Merrick (deceased) of Harwich was father of Benjamin Merrick and Ruth Foster, It was the will and intent of William merrick that the lot of land should be given to his grandson, Jonathan Sparrow and Joseph Sparrow. Jonathan and Joseph are listed as husbandmen.