The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

MICHAEL HUMPHREY, THE EMIGRANT.
(p. 100, 1. 4.) This statement that no trace exists in the registers of Lvme Regis of the
name of Flumphrey is not quite correct, as Mrs. Minima (Anw\-1) Harmon, who has made
subsequent extensive researches in regard to the matter, sends us the following excerpt from the
Parish Church Registers of that town: "5 July, 1655, Thomas Wise and Susanna Humphry, of
Lime, were published three several Lord's days, and were married by Mr. John Davy, P., in
J.
presence of Thomas Wise, William Courtney and Francis Wells. Reg."
If this Susanna was the wife of Samuel Humphrey, it proves that she was still at Lyme
Regis in 1655, and that Samuel must have died betw^een 1648 and the date of her second marriage;
and, therefore, that they could not have gone to live at St. Malo, as conjectured by Col. Chester.
"It is, however, somewhat remarkable," remarks Mrs. Harmon, "that the marriage of
Susanna Humphrey should be the only entry of the name found from earliest date i:p to 1700."
(Page 97, and note; pages 106, 199, et al.) Land Grants, etc., to Michael Humphrey, from
the old "Red Book" in the Simsbury (Conn.) Town Records:
Michall Humphry of Windsor on Conecticutt who with some othei's now divers years past were encoraged
by the Court to set- about making tarr out of candlle wood as likely to redound to a publique Benefite as well as
their owne privat that should put it in practice and after they had tranesenaded in their worke to the laying out of
manny pounds in labour and cost that went with it. some ill disposed Indians fireing their candle wood and being
persued to make satisfaction; and having no better way in their hands, resigned up all their Indian right in the
land within the limmits of Masaco and after the Court had taken the matter into consideration did alow the sd
Michall free liberty to tak up fiftie Accres of medow land for his part within the aforesd Masacos MTiere it might
be beneficial to him and now have got upon the bounding of-it & begins at the lower end of a slipp of meadow
that lyes next below that called mantoes meadow and where he begins it is in breadth from the side of a swamp to
the river Twentie four rods and runnes away a straight line South Southwest eighty rodds to a pinne Tree &
bounds on the East by the Swamp in part and in part by a kind of upland and takes in all fair meadow bettween
the said lyne and the river that bounds it West in account of Sixten accres and at the foresd pinne it is in breadth
thirtie foure rodds and from the pinne he turnnes and goeth South South East to an ocke then from the ocke
Southeast by east to an other ocke marked by a swamp side that heads that nouk against south east by east. In
this parcell he takes in all the land between the sd marked trees & the swamp next to mantoe meadow and bounds
by the river, at the higher end of the slipp to where it joines to the first sixteen accres—then is accomited fifteen
accres—then passeth over into Mantoe meadow, and begins at his first enttering and runnes southward up the
meadow one hundred and two rods and there turned a head lyne across the Meadow from the poynt of a swamp
that runnes from the uper end of the meadow near to the river unto an other swamp neare to the Mountaine
bounded South by the remaynder of tlie meadow or Josiah Hull west by the river east by the swamp in (juantitie
Ninten accres this meassured and bounded out.
March 23, 55 Mathew Grant
60
Thes Presants testifie that I Michall Humphries of Windsor in tlie country of hartford do hereby allienat
assigne and set over all my right tittle & Interest which I have heitherto had in the parcell of land at Massaco as
is exprest on the other sid with all the appurtinances thereunto belongmg I say I Michall Humphries do hereby
mak it over to Mr. Henery Rose his heirs and assignes for ever upon the account of the Agreement made in Court
may the 8th 68 bettween me Michall Humphries and Mr. Henery Rose, in Wittnesse hereof I have hereunto set my
hand this year 166S Juen 18 delvired in the presence and witness of us
Michall Hc.mphkie
Mathew Grant—recorder
John ffyller
I Benjamin Newbery Agent and Attorney for Mr. Henery Rose do allienate assigne and hereby passe over
for ever to John Moore Junr of Windsor his heirs and assignes all the right tittle & Interest that Mr. Henery Rose
hath had or might have to the lands and all the appurtenances spesified and Intended in this coppy of records on
the other side and in this assignement above Written and Signed by Michall Humphries as Witnesse my hand this
28ih of December 1668
Signed and delivered in the
presence of us
Daniel Clarke
JnllN D l-FOLI.EV
his mark
Benjamin Newbery