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ter Jane, wife of Moses Gerrish," from whom was de- 

 scended many persons of note. This portion of the 

 original estate for the last two or three generations has 

 been sold out of the family. 



Other lands in Newbury were given to his daughter 

 Dorothy Northend/ and lands within the present limits 

 of Newbury port to his daughter Hannah Tappan, prob- 

 ably where is now Tappan's lane. In this connection 

 allusion has been made principally to the disposition of 

 that portion of his estate lying in the parish of Byfield. 



Mr. Northend then mentioned the names of several 

 distinguished persons who were born, or had their resi- 

 dence, in this parish. The following may be specified. 



Theophilus Parsons, the most distinguished jurist in 

 Massachusetts ; John S. Tenney, the late distinguished 

 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maine, was born 

 in the Rowley part of this parish, as was also Samuel 

 Tenney, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of New 

 Hampshire ; Samuel Webber, President of Harvard Uni- 

 versity ; Prof. Eliphalet Pearson of Harvard and Ando- 

 ver, Prof. John Smith of Bangor Seminary, and Parker 

 Cleaveland, the distinguished Professor at Bowdoin Col- 

 lege, were all born within the limits of this parish. Here 

 was also settled the distinguished political preacher. Rev. 

 Dr. Elijah Parish, who in the war of 1812 fulminated 

 against the acts of the General Government, and whose 



6 Moses Gerrish, boru May 9, 1656; m. Sept. 24, 1677, Jane Sewall; died Dec. 4, 

 1694, aged 38; resided in Newbury. His widow Jane d. Feb., 1716. He was a son 

 of Capt. William Gerrisli, wlio came from Bristol. England, about the year 1640, 

 and settled at Newbury; m. April 17, IGin, Joanna, widow of John Oliver, and 

 became the founder of a family which properly assumed a leading position in the 

 colony. His brother Benjamin was a prominent citizen of Salem. See Hist. Coll. 

 Essex Inst., vol. ii, page 21.3, and vol. v, page 2,5. His brother Joseph was the 

 third pastor of a church in Wenham; b. at Newbury, March 23, 1650; ord. Jan. 13, 

 1675;d. Jan. 6, 1720. 



' For an account of the Northend Family see Hist. Coll. Essex Inst., vol. xii, p. 71. 



