. Genealogical record of some of the Noyes descendants of James Nicholas and Peter Noyes. ,minister and teacher, lived there in pleasant companionshipfor nearly ten years, when Mr. Noyes died, Oct. 22, 1656^aged forty-eight. Mr. Parker, writing of him, says : Noyes, my worthy colleague in the Ministry of theGospel, was a man of singular qualifications,—in piety, ex-celling, and implacable to all heresy and schism,—a most ablewarrior against the same. He was of a reaching and readyapprehension,—a large invention,—a most profound judg-ment,—a rare and tenacious comprehensive memory,—fix
. Genealogical record of some of the Noyes descendants of James Nicholas and Peter Noyes. ,minister and teacher, lived there in pleasant companionshipfor nearly ten years, when Mr. Noyes died, Oct. 22, 1656^aged forty-eight. Mr. Parker, writing of him, says : Noyes, my worthy colleague in the Ministry of theGospel, was a man of singular qualifications,—in piety, ex-celling, and implacable to all heresy and schism,—a most ablewarrior against the same. He was of a reaching and readyapprehension,—a large invention,—a most profound judg-ment,—a rare and tenacious comprehensive memory,—fixedand unmovable in his grounded conceptions, sure in wordsand speech,—without rashness,—gentle and mild in all ex-pressions, without passion or provoking language. And as hewas a noble disputant, so he would never provoke his adver-sary, saving by the short knocks, and heavy weight of argu-ments. He was of so loving, and compassionate, and humble car-riage, that I believe never any were acquainted with him, butdid desire the continuance of his society and Noyes House and Parker Street, Newbury. REV. JAMES KOYES. 2^ He was resolute for the truth, and in defence thereof, had norespect to any persons. He was a most excellent Counselor in doubts, and couldstrike at a hairs breath like the Benjaminites and expeditedthe entangled out of the briars. He was courageous in danger, and still was apt to believethe best and make fair weather in a storm. He was much honored and esteemed in the Country, andhis death was much bewailed. I think he may be reckonedamong the greatest worthies of the age.* The will of the Rev. James Noyes, dated Oct. 16, 1656,gave all his real estate and personal property to his wife. Inthe inventory, filed in the Probate Office in Salem, mentionis made of a house with seven acres of land adjoining, and anorchard all valued at 100 pounds. The enclosure describedas an orchard will account for the additional acre named inthe original gr
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