VITAL RECORDS

AMESBURY

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The Topsfield Historical Society
Topsfield, MA
1913

Title Page

AMESBURY

The territory comprising the present town of Amesbury was originally a part of Salisbury. On May 23, 1666, "Salisbury-newtown" was granted the privileges of a town, and May 27, 1668 the name was changed to Amesbury. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony records the name is entered as "Emesbury."

May 12 1678, just and full bounds were allowed to Amesbury.

On Mar. 15, 1844, part of Salisbury, called "Little Salisbury," was annexed.

Apr. 11, 1876, part of the town was established as Merrimac.

July 1, 1886, part of Salisbury was annexed.

The population of Amesbury at different periods was as follows:

1765,	1,567.	1810,	1,890.	1850,	3,143.
1776,	1,795.	1820,	1,956.	1890,	9,798.
1790,	1,801.	1830,	2,445.	1900,	9,473.
1800,	1,757.	1840,	2,471.	1910,	9,894.

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Abbot - Atkinson
Babb - Buzle
Call - Curtis
Dailey - Dymond
Easman - Evens
Fairen - Fullington
Gale - Gwoodin
Hacket - Hutchins
Ingalls
Jackson - Jordan
Kealey - Kopps
Lancaster - Lynch
Maarton - Mullen
Nayson - Nutter
Ogtherson - Osliway
Page - Purkins
Quenby - Quinby
Ramsey - Rutherford
Samin - Sylvester
Taft - Tyler
Underwood - Upton
Varney - Veal
Wadleigh - Wyman
Young
Surname Missing
Indian
Negroes

Marriages
Abbot - Ayers
Babb - Byram
Caldwell - Cutter
Dalton - Dymond
Easman - Evens
Falker - Furrington
Gage - Gurdy
Hacket - Hutchins
Iles - Ingersol
Jackman - Juell
Kelle - Knox
Ladd - Lusty
McAlphin - Muzzy
Nachols - Nye
Odlin - Ousgood
Paddock - Putman
Qinby - Quinby
Ramesdel - Rutland
Safford - Sylvester
Taft - Tyng
Underwood
Varne - Vennard
Wadleigh - Wyman
Yell - Young
Surname Missing

Deaths
Abrams - Ayer
Babb - Butman
Calnin - Curtis
Dana - Dustin
Eastman - Evans
Farenton - Fullington
Gage - Gunnison
Hacket - Hutchins
Jackson - Joy
Keeler - Knapp
Lancaster - Lynch
McCrillis - Musey
Nayson - Nutter
Odlin - Osliway
Page - Purinton
Quenby - Quinby
Ramsey - Rowill
Saregant - Sylvester
Taft - Tyler
Underwood - Unsell
Varney - Veal
Wadleigh - Worthin
York - Young
Surname Missing
Negroes