. Historic homes of New England . 3O MCu uca u S W. 3O J4 uo c C Id CHAPTER III THE PICKERING HOUSE It is doubtful if any other historic home in NewEngland can boast, as does the Pickering housesituated in Salem, Massachusetts, of being in thedirect line of a family for nine generations. This family originated in Yorkshire, Pickering, the founder of the Salem branch,was born in old England in 1614; he came to thecolonies and lived in Ipswich from 1634 to the early part of 1636 he came to Salem, andon December 7, 1636, John Pickering, carpenter,was granted to be an inhabita
. Historic homes of New England . 3O MCu uca u S W. 3O J4 uo c C Id CHAPTER III THE PICKERING HOUSE It is doubtful if any other historic home in NewEngland can boast, as does the Pickering housesituated in Salem, Massachusetts, of being in thedirect line of a family for nine generations. This family originated in Yorkshire, Pickering, the founder of the Salem branch,was born in old England in 1614; he came to thecolonies and lived in Ipswich from 1634 to the early part of 1636 he came to Salem, andon December 7, 1636, John Pickering, carpenter,was granted to be an inhabitant of that city. Long years ago, when this city was in its youthand sparsely settled, large estates, many of themoriginal grants, were founded. It was then thatthis now famous house was erected. It wascommenced in 1650 and finished in 1651 by oneJohn Pickering, the emigrant ancestor of thepresent owner of the old mansion, who becamea considerable landowner, purchasing his estate [27] HISTORIC HOMES OF NEW ENGLAND in different lots until his proper
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