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1685 l)y Benjamin Marston, the land having been pur- 

 chased, some live years previous, of Jonathan Nealc, who 

 received it by inheritance, l)eing an heir to the estate of 

 Francis Lawes.* 



Mr. Marston sold the estate, Feb. 24, 1701-2, to James 

 Menzies,! formerly of Boston, then of Salem, who after- 

 wards conveyed it to Philip English, and Philip English, 

 July 25, 1724, to his daughter Susannah, the wife of 

 John Touzcll;:!: and from her it passed to her daughter 

 Mary, the wife of William Ilathorne, and for many years 

 it was in the possession of that family, and known as the 

 Plathorne House. The original part is about fifteen feet 

 from the street. Additions have been made from time to 

 time, — lirst, a two story store on the western part of the 

 front, and afterwards, within the remembrance of several 

 now living, that on the eastern part, three stories in 

 height ; at the same time the first addition was made of 

 the same height. In the takiui:: down of this interesting 

 relic of the olden times, the various alterations and addi- 

 tions were traced from the original with its projecting 

 second story, and lean-to in the rear, to the building as 

 we last beheld it. With this, as with many of our old 

 houses, interesting associations are connected. In this 

 house § lived William Fairfax, during his residence in 



* See Essex Reg. Deeds, Book i2. fol. 25!;. 



t See Essex Reg. Deeds, Book 1.5, fol. 51. 



t See Bulletin of Essex lustitute. Vol. 1, page 7.5. Essex Reg. Deeds. Book .5, fol. 

 28.3. 



§Tlie following deposition from the manuscripts on file in the Library of the In- 

 stitute conlirms this tradition: — 



'•Tlie Deposition of Cliristian Swasey, formerly Christian Legroe wlio Saith That , 

 about live years ago slie Lived witli Capt. Jolm Touzell and Susanna his wife in 

 tlie House Mr. Fairfax now dwells in in Salem, and that Mr. Phillip English, tlie 

 Fatlier of t!ie said Susannah Then dwelt with Them in said House, and That She 

 Then & Tliere att Diverse Times heard tlie said Pliillip English Say to his Daugh- 

 ter Susannah Touzell I give you all my Household goods and att Several Times 

 when he said So He also bid Her fetch it up Every Thmg from his House to Her 

 Hou.-e, To which She Replied She had not House Room Enough U> Hold it and 



