John Northey, Sr

Birth

   1605 28 Feb 

   St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

Marriage to Dorothy Children:

John Northey Jr., of Scituate

   1645 – 1732

Dorothy Northey

   1649 – 1688

Sarah Northey

   1652 – 1689 

Trespass/Endangerment of Property Suit/Counter-suit

   1660 22 Nov — Age: 55

   Essex County, Massachusetts

   John Northy served John Brimbelcome for taking away his collar from his mooring to the danger of his boat. On the same day John Condor issued a writ against John Northy for trespass for mooring his boat on the plaintiff's mooring. 

Allowed witness fees from Salem Quarterly Court

   1661 7 Feb — Age: 55

   Salem, Massachusetts

   On a list of those allowed witness fees at Salem Quarterly Court held 2:7:1661 by Major William Hathorne.

Property

   1662 21 Oct — Age: 57

   Marblehead, Massachusetts

   At a town meeting held October 21 (1662) the commoners agreed "that the cove lying between John Codners and John Northies stage, shall be a comon landing=place for the use of the public good of the Towne forever."

Residence

   1667 -91 — Age: 62

   The John Northey and, later, Sarah Martin House. The lots, with the dwelling house thereon, were the property of John Northey in 1667. He subsequently built an addition to the house. The house and land were appraised at his death at one hundred pounds. 

Deposition

   1672 — Age: 67

   Essex, Massachusetts

   Essex County, Massachusetts Dpositions, 1636-86 Name: Northey, John; Age: 65, Year: 1672; Vol:page: 5:110

Residence

   1673 13 Jan — Age: 67

   Marblehead, Massachusetts

   On a list of commoner signatories of Marblehead, granting a council power of enforcement of the rules and regulations of Marblehead Commons. Listed as John Northy.

Deposition

   1677 — Age: 72

   Essex County, Massachusetts

   Name: Northey, John; Age: 66; Year: 1677, Vol:page: 6:363

Property

   1684 21 Aug — Age: 79

   William Waters House. This lot of land belonged to John Northey of Marblehead, planter, very early. He sold it, for twelved pounds, to William Waters of Marblehead, cordwainer, Aug. 21, 1684

Will

   1688 8 Sep — Age: 83

   Essex County, Massachusetts

   4 mo. 1691 Dated 8 September 1688 Probated June 30, 1691 Mentions children John, Sarah Martin and Dorothy Pickett. Grandchildren John, Peter, Samuel, Robert and Thomas Martin, and John Pickett. Witnesses Erasmus James, Nathaniel Norden and William Wat

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Will

   1691 30 Jun 

   Marblehead, Massachusetts

   File #: 19599, Name: John Northey; Northy, Sr., File Date 30 Jun 1691, Residence: Marblehead, Type: testate

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Death

   1691 Jun — Age: 86

   Marblehead Essex, Massachusetts, USA

   Essex Institute Collections, Vol. 46

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Occupation

   Planter 

The Will of John Northey sen of Marblehead John Northey, 4 mo. 1691

 Will of John Northey sen of Marblehead, dated 8 September 1688, mentions children John Northey and Sarah Martin and her sons John Martin, Peter, Samuel, Robert and Thomas; grandchild John Picket.  Dorothy Picket, appoints his son exor. witnesses Erasmus James, Nathaniel Norden, and William Waters, probate June 30, 1691.

From "Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Volume 5" (1863) Essex Intitute, p. 46.

John Northey and Sarah Martin House

The lots marked John Northey and Sarah Martin, with the dwelling house thereon, were the property of John Northey of Marblehead, fisherman, in 1667. He subsequently built an addition to the house, and died possessed of the estate in the spring of 1691. The house and the land were then appraised at one hundred pounds. He devised to his son John Northy the new part of the house, and that part of the lot, the house apparently facing to the southeast. The old part of the house and that part of the lot he devised to his daughter Sarah Martin.

Mrs. Martin was the wife of John Martin, and after his decease she conveyed her part of the estate to her sons, Peter, Samuel, Robert and Thomas, she having only a life interest in the property, under her father's will, Nov. 20, 1714.

John Northey, the son, died possessed of his part of the land before March 31, 1732, when administration was granted upon his estate. the house was gone, apparently, before that date.

Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume 46, p. 315

Places Named for The Northeys

The braces marked "d" show where Harris street runs. The eastern portion of this way was first laid ou, Aug. 23, 1736, in the division of the estate of John Northey, two rods wide, to reach the rear land, and it was first called a drift way. It was called a passage way leading to Northey's land in 1753; Northey's lane in 1803; the way leading from the main street to Northey lot, so called, in 1807; Haris court in 1844; and Harris street in 1879.

The harbor was so called as early as 1665. It was called the great harbor in 1725; and Marblehead harbor in 1811.

The cove at the foot of State street was called the cove in 1725; and Codner's cove in 1731. Oct. 21, 1662, at a town meeting, the commoners agreed "that the Cove lying between John Codners and John Northies stage, shall be for a common landing place for the use of the public good of the Towne forever." This agreement was signed by Moses Maverick, Joseph Dolliber, John Peach, sr., Christopher Lattimore, John Waldorn, John Codner, John Bartoll and five others in the name of all of the commoners.

From Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 46, p. 307.

William Waters House

This lot of land belonged to John Northey of Marblehead, planter, very early. He sold it, for twlve pounds, to William Waters of Marblehead, cordwainer, Aug. 21, 1684.

From Essex Institute Historical Collection, Vol. 46, p. 314

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