First Settlers of Newbury
Newburyport was established from Newbury in 1764, therefore the first settlers of Newbury are those of Newburyport. The listing below was extracted by Joshua Coffin from the Newbury proprietor's book of records, folio forty-four. The record is dated December 1642 and is the first known list of the first Settlers of Newbury.
Walter Allen
Nathaniel Badger
Richard Badger
Giles Badger
Christopher Bartlet
Richard Bartlet
John Bartlet
Nicholas Batt
William Berry
Thomas Blumfield
John Bond
Mr. John Browne
Richard Browne
Thomas Browne
George Browne
Joseph Carter
John Cheney
Mr. John Clarke
Robert Coker
Thomas Coleman
Thomas Cromwell
Mr. John Cutting
Thomas Davis
Thomas Dow
Mr. Richard Dummer
Mr. Stephen Dummer
John Emery
Richard Fitts
William Franklin
John Fry
Samuel Gile
John Goff
Mr. Edmund Greenleaf
Thomas Hale
Nicholas Holt
Abel Huse
John Hutchins
William Ilsley
John Kelly
Stephen Kent
Richard Kent, Jr
Richard Knight
John Knight
Richard Littlehale
Mr. John Lowle
Mr. Percival Lowle
Henry Lunt
John Merrill
Mr. John Miller
William Moody
William Mors
Anthony Morss
John Musselwhite
Mr. James Noyes
Nicholas Noyes
Mrs. John Oliver
John Osgood
William Palmer
Henry Palmer
Mr. Thomas Parker
Joseph Peasley
John Pemberton
John Pike Jr
John Pike, Sr
Francis Plumer
John Poor
Mr. Edward Rawson
Henry Rolfe
John Russ
Samuel Scullard
Mr. Henry Sewall
Anthony Short
Henry Short
Thomas Silver
Thomas Smith
Anthony Somerby
Henry Somerby
Mr. John Spencer
Wid. (William) Stevens
John Stevens
John Swett
William Thomas
Daniel Thurston
William Titcomb
Abraham Toppan
Henry Travers
Nathaniel Weare
William White
Mr. John Woodbridge
Mr. Edward Woodman
Archelaus Woodman.
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