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The homestead is described as “two acres, more or less, the house now standeth upon adjoining upon the town common on the East, and West upon the lands of Richard Rooten, South upon the Sea, and North upon the lands of Francis Ingalls.” (Tilton, of
It appears that this property was near, if not adjacent to, the church Rev. Stephen Bachiler established at Saugus (now Lynn). It is likely Rev. Bachiler was granted this property for both the church and his residence by the local authorities, and when he removed from
Stephen Bachiler 1632-c1634
John Wing c1634 – 1637
At Book 2, page 20, in the record of Essex County deeds, there is a deed from Daniel King of Lynn, gent., of five acres of upland, ‘being a neck of land given to John Winge, abutting easterly upon the highway, that runneth across the brooke, which runneth out of the marsh * * which lyeth northwest from the dwelling house of Henry Collem, etc., given Sept. 1, 1654. (Owl MAR 1907, p. 595)
William Tilton 1637 –
On March 8, 1653/4, Roger and Susanna Shaw sold to Thomas Chadwell, Richard Rooten and John Hude the Lynn house and land “lately in the occupation of the lately deceased Wiliam Tilton and his by reason of purchase from John Wing, and by him left to Susanna, his wife, as sole executrix, and now in the hands of Roger Shaw aforesaid by way of contraction and marriage of the said executrix.” The homestead is described as “two acres, more or less, the house now standeth upon adjoining upon the town common on the East, and West upon the lands of Richard Rooten, South upon the Sea, and North upon the lands of Francis Ingalls.” There were also included three acres at Sagamore hill, four acres of salt marsh on the Saugus river and twelve acres of planting-ground.* [* Essex Deeds, 6: ] The inventory of William Tilton, taken 16 APR 1653 appraised his house and land as £30 [from The Probate Records of Essex County, I:155] (Tilton, of Lynn and Ipswich, Davis III:445)
First
There is no authentic picture of the first meeting house which was east of
It appears that, much like in Boston, the land mass of Lynn, Mass. has been expanded. John Wing’s property in Lynn was described as two acres more or less, bounded by both the Town common and the sea. Today the Town common is approximately ½ mile from the coast. In addition, it is likely the Town common has shrunk from its original size.