Mary Ann Moulton

• A history of the Moulton family; a record of the descendents of James Moulton of Salem and Wenham, Massachusetts, from 1629-1905 by [Moulton, Eben Hobson]
• https://archive.org/details/historyofmoulton00moul
• JAMES MOULTON, brother of Robert and probably of the Charlestown Thomas. He was born in the eastern part of England in 1602. He married Mary ___ and had three children :
  • 1. James, christened in Salem, Nov. 7, 1637.
  • 2. Samuel, " " Oct. 25, 1642.
  • 3. Mary or Marah, married James Friend, December 12, 1662.
  • FIRST GENERATION.
• James was admitted an inhabitant of Salem, June 7 1637; made a freeman March, 1637. He joined the church in December of the same year. He was granted by the town of Salem, eighty acres of land,
• https://archive.org/stream/historyofmoulton00moul#page/8/mode/1up
• of which eight were to be meadow land, October 9th., 1639. In the same year he witnessed a deed of Sarah Scarlet. (Pro. Rec, 2:12.)
• In a list of persons among whom the marsh and meadow lands were divided in 1640, his share was three-fourths of an acre, he having at that time a family of five persons. In 1646 he was in Wenham and was sworn as a constable. At the first town meeting held in Wenham, 1654, he was chosen Graineryman. In 1657 he paid the largest tax in Wenham. He was chosen deacon of the Wenham Church in 1674. His will was dated February 26th., 1678. Amount of estate, four hundred and fifty-six pounds; with one exception the largest in Wenham. He gave five pounds to Harvard College, five pounds to the Wenham Church and five pounds to Rev. Gerish, the pastor. (Rec. Ips. series 4 : 319.)
• His home stood on the southern side of the road leading from Wenham to Topsfield, just west of the straits and near the hill that still bears his name. The house was torn down by Colonel Paul Porter in 1821.
  • SECOND GENERATION
• James Moulton the Second, son of James First was christened in Salem, November 7, 1637; made a freeman September 11, 1665; went to Wenham with his father and died October 24, 1696. His will was probated December 14, 1696, in which he gave his wife Elizabeth the improvement of the house lands and mentioned sons and Elizabeth Adams. Joined the church the 10th, of February, 1662. His wife died July 14th , 1703.
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• He had four children:
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