. Genealogical record of some of the Noyes descendants of James Nicholas and Peter Noyes. tove of the familyresidino; there is nov/ there. The northeast chamber hasbeen divided into three rooms, and the southeast chamber intotwo large rooms. In the attic are many of the relics of theNoyeses of each generation, a clutter of most everything. Thechimney is about six feet square at the top of the secondstory. In the hall is the old table of James Noyes, whichthey call an eight legged table, and his old arm chair. The^Im trees shown in the picture were probably planted aboutthe time that the house
. Genealogical record of some of the Noyes descendants of James Nicholas and Peter Noyes. tove of the familyresidino; there is nov/ there. The northeast chamber hasbeen divided into three rooms, and the southeast chamber intotwo large rooms. In the attic are many of the relics of theNoyeses of each generation, a clutter of most everything. Thechimney is about six feet square at the top of the secondstory. In the hall is the old table of James Noyes, whichthey call an eight legged table, and his old arm chair. The^Im trees shown in the picture were probably planted aboutthe time that the house was built. The Boston Herald in 1903 gives the following sketch ofthe beginnings of Newbury, and of the oldest house in thetown:— Newbury is named for Newbury, Eng., whence many of itsearliest colonists came. Prominent among these, in fact, theleading founders of the town as well as founders of its firstohurch, were the Rev. Thomas Parker and the Rev. James Noyes,two cousins, who came out from England together. Mr. Parkerhad studied at Oxford, at Dublin and in Holland, and attracted. EEV. JAMES NOYKS. 25 some attention as an ecclesiastical writer, when he went to theEnglish Newbury to teach its free school. In 1634, with Mr. IsToyes and 100 others, he came to NewEngland and lived for a short time at Ipswich, then called Aga-wam. This plantation being made too crowded by the additionof these newcomers. Mr. Parker, with his little band of immi-grants, removed the following year to the banks of a little rivernot far off, which they named the Parker, in honor of theirleader, and where they established the town of Newbury. These original emigrants were about 40 in number, but othersjoined them during that first summer of 1635. Parms were al-lotted and a church at once organized, with Mr. Parker as pas-tor and Mr. Noyes as teacher. OLDEST HOUSE IJT TOWN. The house built by Mr. Noyes on his farm, and in which he,his family and Mr. Parker lived, is still standing, is probably theolde
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