Book 41, Leaf 219
From the
Essex County Registry Of Deeds
BEVERLY GRANTOR DEED
Philip and Martha sold their Beverly residence and moved west to Hopkinton. Daniel Buckman, of Wenham is a skilled craftsman, about 25. His wife Elizabeth is a daughter of Thomas Edwards, who sold the parcel to Philip 25 years before. The neighbors, Peter and Elizabeth Wooden sold in 1705 to Benjamin and Anna Dike with their 6 children.
The witnesses, John and William Rogers may be the Reverend John and his son, Captain William. Their Rogers' ancestors came from Coggshall in Essex, England, also home of the Cogswells.
Symondes Epes Esq. was a Major in the militia, a member of the Governor's Council and a Justice of the General Sessions Court, he owned Castle Hill Farm and lived in the Hamlet.
| Philip Gody To Daniel Buckman reced.on record Decer 6th. 1723 | ||
| Know all men by thefe Presents that Philip Gody of Beverly in the | ||
| County of Efsex in the Province of the Mafsachusetts Bay in New England | ||
| Weaver for & in Consideration of the full & Just Sum of one hundred and | ||
| five poundes in good Bills of Creditt of faid Province in hand payd & Secured | ||
| to be payed to my full Satisfaction & Content before the Signing & Sealing | ||
| hereof Have Sold & do by thefe presents Give Grant Bargin Sell alienate | ||
| En____ Confirm & Convey & makeover unto Daniel Buckman of Wenham | ||
| in the County abovesd. Cordwainer the Severall Pieces & Parcells of Land here- | ||
| after mentioned. viz. - all my now Dwelling houfe & Six acres of Land whereon | ||
| Said House Standeth on part Scituate & Lying within the Boundes of faid | ||
| Beverly by Estimation about Six acres & Bounded as followeth viz. Southerly - | ||
| upon Land of Anna Dike widow & westerly upon the Highway northerly upon | ||
| Land of Thomas Edwards Easterly upon Land of Beverly Common & all | ||
| Common right or rights in faid Beverly & another Piece viz, a wood Lott in | ||
| Manchester bounded in the County abovefaid by Estimation about Six | ||
| acres be the Samemore or Lefs bounded as followeth Southerly upon Land | ||
| of faid Dikes westerly upon Land of John Coy Northerly upon Land of Jonathan | ||
| Dodges & Easterly upon Land of John Knowlton To Have & To Hold to him the faid | ||
| Daniel Buckman his heires Exects Adms. & Afsignes forever in fee Simple all the | ||
| above Granted Premises together with all & Singulary all the profits privelidges - | ||
| whatsoever hereto Belonging or any wayes appertaining free & Clear without | ||
| any manner of reservation or after Claim to be had or made by me or - | ||
| any of my heirs & moreover the faid Philip Gody doth for himself his heirs | ||
| Exects. admins. doth Covenant Grant to & with the faid Daniel Buckman & his | ||
| heires Exects. admins. & afsignes, to warrentize maintain & Defend all the above | ||
| Granted premises from all perfon or perfons whatsoever Laying any Legall Claim | ||
| thereto or any part thereof | ||
| and in Confirmation of all above written the faid Philip Gody | ||
| Hath Set to his hand & Seal on the fifteenth day of March in the year - | ||
| one thoufand Seven hundred & Twenty & two three. 1722/3. the words or rights | ||
| Interlined between the 17th. &18th. Lines was Interlined before Signing & Sealing - | ||
| hereof. | his marke | |
| Signed Sealed & DD in the presence of us | Philip A Gody & a Seal | |
| witnefses. William Rogers John Rogers - | Martha X Gody & a Seale | |
| April the 4th Anno Dom 1723. Philip Gody & Martha his wife acknowledged | ||
| the within written Instrument to be their act & Deed. | ||
| Examined / | Before Symondes Epes Justice peace | |
