AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
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Notes for Joseph Peasley (Peaslee)
Was listed as “of Newbury” in 1641.2092
1642 – Joseph became a freeman in 1642 in Newberry, Mass.
14 Mar 1645 – He received a grant of land in Haverhill, Massachusetts and his name appears in the first list of landholders of Haverhill in 1645. He settled in the easterly part of the town near “Reaks Bridge,” over the Merrimac river, and received grants of land from 1645 to 1656, when divisions of land were made by vote of the town of Haverhill.
1649, 50-53 – He was of the commissioners for the settlements of claims, and selectman of Haverhill
17 Jul 1656 – He was made a “townsman” of Salisbury “Newtown” (now Amesbury, Massachusetts)
1656-58 - In divisions of land in Salisbury “Newtown” Joseph Peaslee received liberal shares. It was the custom in the new settlement to give lands, to induce persons having a trade such as a mason, blacksmith, etc., to settle in the new towns. Joseph was a lay preacher as well as a farmer, and was reputed to have some skill in the practice of medicine. In the recognition of these natural gifts, he was, undoubtedly, made a citizen of Salisbury “Newtown.”
Later this gift of preaching made trouble in the new settlement and history for Joseph. Soon after he removed to “Newtown,” the inhabitants neglected to attend the meetings for worship in the old town and did not contribute to the support of the minister. They held meetings for worship at private houses, and in the absence of a minister, Joseph Peaslee and Thomas Macy officiated. The general court, which had jurisdiction over territory from Salem, Massachusetts, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (was called Norfolk county), soon fined the inhabitants of “Newtown” five shillings each for every neglect of attending meetings in the old town and an additional fine of five shillings each to Joseph and Macy if they exhorted the people in the absence of a minister. This decree was not heeded. Meetings were held and Joseph and his friend continued to preach. The general court made additional decrees and fines, which also were not heeded. Macy fled from persecution in Massachusetts and settled in Nantucket, Rhode Island in 1659.1603
1642 – Joseph became a freeman in 1642 in Newberry, Mass.
14 Mar 1645 – He received a grant of land in Haverhill, Massachusetts and his name appears in the first list of landholders of Haverhill in 1645. He settled in the easterly part of the town near “Reaks Bridge,” over the Merrimac river, and received grants of land from 1645 to 1656, when divisions of land were made by vote of the town of Haverhill.
1649, 50-53 – He was of the commissioners for the settlements of claims, and selectman of Haverhill
17 Jul 1656 – He was made a “townsman” of Salisbury “Newtown” (now Amesbury, Massachusetts)
1656-58 - In divisions of land in Salisbury “Newtown” Joseph Peaslee received liberal shares. It was the custom in the new settlement to give lands, to induce persons having a trade such as a mason, blacksmith, etc., to settle in the new towns. Joseph was a lay preacher as well as a farmer, and was reputed to have some skill in the practice of medicine. In the recognition of these natural gifts, he was, undoubtedly, made a citizen of Salisbury “Newtown.”
Later this gift of preaching made trouble in the new settlement and history for Joseph. Soon after he removed to “Newtown,” the inhabitants neglected to attend the meetings for worship in the old town and did not contribute to the support of the minister. They held meetings for worship at private houses, and in the absence of a minister, Joseph Peaslee and Thomas Macy officiated. The general court, which had jurisdiction over territory from Salem, Massachusetts, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (was called Norfolk county), soon fined the inhabitants of “Newtown” five shillings each for every neglect of attending meetings in the old town and an additional fine of five shillings each to Joseph and Macy if they exhorted the people in the absence of a minister. This decree was not heeded. Meetings were held and Joseph and his friend continued to preach. The general court made additional decrees and fines, which also were not heeded. Macy fled from persecution in Massachusetts and settled in Nantucket, Rhode Island in 1659.1603