of the mariner John Halsy, her share of the house and land of 

 James Halsie, being the same property on North Street. On 

 March 27 of the same year he purchased the share in the same 

 property belonging to Sarah Dorsan, his widowed sister. In 

 August 1719 he was forced to mortgage some of the property to 

 a merchant named John Frizell, but the mortgage was cancelled 

 in 1741. 



Halsy was married for a second time on January 10, 1731, to 

 Mrs. Anna Lloyd, a widow.^^ 



During the 1730's, Halsy continued to buy out the heirs of 

 James Halsie. On March 6, 1730, he acquired the share of Mary 

 Gilbert, a granddaughter, and on the same date he purchased from 

 the James Halsey heirs their inheritance "part to land, wharf, 

 house, shop and buildings on North Street." Other heirs remained, 

 for in June 9, 1732, he bought out the share of Marty Partridge, 

 another granddaughter, and on June 27 the share of Joseph Gilbert, 

 Jr., a grandson. In October 1740 he was forced to mortgage as 

 security to James Bowdoin a house and land on the southwest 

 side of North Street, but this was cancelled when on August 26, 

 1751, Joseph Halsey and his wife, Anna, deeded to James Noble 

 the land, wooden house, and wharves near Fish Street on North 

 Street between Sun Court and Fleet Street, which apparently was 



^ Ibid. 



Figure 39. — Wooden surveying compass "Made and sold by Joseph Halsy, Boston, 

 New England." The instrument, made of maple, is 11 in. long and has a diam- 

 eter of 5^4 in. In the collection of New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord. 



