The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts : from its first settlement, in 1640, to the year 1860 . essed of a large landed property. He ownedmost of the land on both sides of the old Spicket Path, as it was thencalled, for a distance of more than three miles. John Robinson was a blacksmith, and came with the first settlers in1640. In 1657 he bought a house-lot in Exeter, and soon after removedto that place. The plantation of Haverhill was this year incorporated into a town,being the twenty-third town settled in the colony. The first church was gathered in the summer of this year ; it consistedof
The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts : from its first settlement, in 1640, to the year 1860 . essed of a large landed property. He ownedmost of the land on both sides of the old Spicket Path, as it was thencalled, for a distance of more than three miles. John Robinson was a blacksmith, and came with the first settlers in1640. In 1657 he bought a house-lot in Exeter, and soon after removedto that place. The plantation of Haverhill was this year incorporated into a town,being the twenty-third town settled in the colony. The first church was gathered in the summer of this year ; it consistedof fourteen members, eight males and six females; and Mr. John Wardwas ordained their pastor. Johnson, an early writer, says :— The Townof Haverhill was built much about this time, lying higher up than Salis-bury upon the fair and large Eiver of Merrimack: the people are whollybent to improve their labor in tilling the earth and keeping of cattel. o John, the son, married Mary Milford, Dec. 17, 1684, by whom he had four sons and two son John was the father of thirteen HISTORY OF HAVERHILL. 61 whose yearly increase encourages them to spend their days in those remoteparts. The constant penetrating further into this Wilderness hath causedthe wild and uncouth woods to be filled with frequented wayes, and thelarge rivers to be overlaid with Bridges passeable both for horse and foot;this Town is of a large extent, supposed to be ten miles in length, therebeing an overweaning desire in most men after Meadow land, which hathcaused many towns to grasp more into their hands than they could after-ward possibly hold; the people are labourers in gaining the goods of thislife, yet they are not unmindful also of the chiefend of their cominghither, namely, to be made partakers of the blessed Ordinances of Christ,that their souls might be refreshed by the continual income of his richgrace, to which end they gathered into a church-body and called to officethe reverend Mr
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