Stephen Emery, Jr.

The emery house pictured was built in 1746 by him a grandson of John Emery and Mary Webster the house still stands today and the eighty acres of landbelowstill form the bulk of the property on which the house stands.

In 1642 his John Emery Sr. laid out for him fourscore acres over the Artichoke or Raspberry River. Forty of these acres were a grant of the town of Newbury, Massachusetts to John Emery Sr. and by him given to his son in consideration of love and affection. The remaining forty acres were bought of Archeleaus Woodman for thirty pounds, being a town grant to him.

This tract of land has been in possession of the name ever since it was laid out to John Emery Jr.; it is now included in the farm of the late Eliphalet Emery, esq. of W. Newbury, and in 1890 when the Emery genealogy was compiled it was owned by his daughter Mary Hale Emery.

On 3 Mar. 1679 "The town of Newbury granted John Emery Jr. twelve acres of land on the west side of the Artichoke River providing he build and maintain a corn mill to grind the town's corn from time to time and to build within one year and a half after the date hereof." The new mill was needed because of the ever expanding population of Newbury and expanded into an area which was the Second Parish, and which is known today as West Newbury. The mill remained in the Emery family until 1761 when Jonathan Bagley of Amesbury purchased it from Stephen Emery, the grandson of John Emery, Jr.

This mill is was known as Curzon's Mill in 1890 and is still standing and known by that name today it is located at the east end of Emery Lane, on the other side of the Artichoke River, and is visible from the refectory of the Emery House and accessible by walking across the wooden bridge. The river was aptly named 'Artichoke River' because of the Jerusalem artichokes that grew along its banks. They were a staple of the local Indian diet and were adapted into Anglo-American cookery as well.

Lineage of occupancy of the Emery far and house is:

1)John Emery Sr. with wives Alice Grantham and Mary (Shatwswell) webster his son

2) John Emery Jr. with wife Mary Webster their son

3) stephen Emery with wife Ruth Jacques their son

4) Stephen Emery jr. with with Hannah Rolfe

5) Nathaniel emery m. Sarah Short their son

6) Eliphalet Emery, esq. m. 1820 SARAH HALE their dau

7) Mary Hale Emery dau. of Eliphalet m 1841 SAMUEL MOODY EMERY

8) SARAH NOYES EMERY unm

   mARY ELIABETH EMERY unm 

   LOUISA JANE EMERY unm  

   FRANCIS JARVIS EMERY unm

   GEORIANNA EMERY d. unm 1952

• He died aged 85 years & 2 months. (sources: gravestone inscription & Vital Records of Newbury, MA to the end of the year 1849, births, deaths)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101120827/stephen-emery