Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKNSTABLE FAMILIES. 293
Dec. 1660.
5. IV. Samuel, born in England, married Mary Meads llth
Jan. 1665.
6. V. Mary, born in England, married Thomas Lewis, June
15, 1653.
7. VI. Ruth, born in Barnstable, baptized 24th March, 1644,
married, Dec. 3, 1663, Stepen Hall, son of widow Mary
of Concord. He afterwards removed to Stowe, was representative
in 1689.
John Davis was a house carpenter and was one of the three
last survivors of the first settlers. His houselot, containing eight
acres, was the first on the west of Baker's Lane,, now called
Hyannis road. The lot was originally laid out to Edward
Fitzrandolph, 'who sold the same in 1649 to John Chipman ; but
the deed was not executed till Aug. 13, 1669, and was never
recorded.* John Davis' deed of the same lot recorded in the
Barnstable town records is dated Oct. 15, 1649, and signed by
John Scudder.
Jan. 14, 1658, he sold six acres of his houselot to Samuel
Normon, bounded northerly by his little fenced field, easterly by
the Hyannis road, southerly by the woods, and westerly by the
land of Mr. Wm. Sergeant. On the 26th of February, 1665,
Norman re-conveyed this land, with his dwelling house thereon,
to John Davis ; but the land yet retains the name of Norman's
Hill. He also owned thirteen acres on the east side of the Hyannis
road, bounded northerly "upon Mrs. Hallet's set of," easterly
by Mrs. Hallett, westerly by the Hyannis road ; and an addition
of five acres on the south, extending on both sides of the Hyannis
road. He also owned three acres in the old, and two acres in the
new common-field, half an acre on the north side of the County
road, opposite his house, improved as an orchard and garden, and
a quarter of an acre bought of Henry Cobb near where David
Bursley's house now stands, four acres of meadow at Sandy Neclr,
and two acres within the present dyke, bounded westerly by
Rendevous Creek.
In his will, dated May 10, 1701, proved April 9, 1703, he
bequeaths to his "eldest son John all that parcel of upland and
swamp that he now possesses and dwells on contained within his
fence on the eastward side of the highway that leads up into the
woods, estimated to be about fourteen acres, upon condition that
he shall pay £30 in money to my executors as shall be hereafter
ordered. And what he hath already paid to be deducted out of
ye said £30.
*I refer here to an original deed which I have in my possession. Another deed of the
same property dated June 1, 1649, to John Chipman was recorded that year- Why two
were p^iven of the same property is not easily explained. They are not exact copies.
Perhaps the one I have, wa.=! given to correct some error in the first.