VITAL RECORDS

IPSWICH

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Books"
Published by
The Essex Institute
Salem, MA
Vol. 1, Births - 1910
Vol. 2, Marriages & Deaths - 1910

Vol. 3, Vol. 4 of the Reprint Series- 1919

Title Page - Vol. 1
Title Page - Vol. 2
Title Page - Vol. 3

IPSWICH

The town of Ipswich was established on Aug. 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On Oct. 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, Feb. 28, 1694. A part of Ipswich was annexed to Rowley, Nov. 29, 1785. That portion known as the "Hamlet" was set off as the town of Hamilton, June 21, 1793. Chebacco parish was set off and established as the town of Essex, Feb. 15, 1819. On Mar. 7, 1846, a part of Ipswich was annexed to Boxford. Boundary lines in tidewater between Ipswich and Essex and Ipswich and Gloucester were established Apr. 19, 1892.

The population of Ipswich at different periods was as follows:

1765,	3,743.	1810,	3,569.	1850,	3,349.
1776,	4,508.	1820,	2,553.	1900,	4,658.
1790,	4,562.	1830,	2,949.	1905,	5,205.
1800,	3,305.	1840,	3,000.

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Abbe - Ayres
Babbage - Byles
Caldwel - Cutts
Dame - Dyal
Eastcourt - Evley
Fairfeild - Fuller
Gaines - Gybson
Hadlock - Hutchins
Ingalls - Ireland
Jackson - Joynts
Kelly - Knox
Laiton - Lurvy
Macomb - Mudg
Nason - Nutter
Obbit - Ossgood
Pach - Pyper
Qarles - Quinby
Radford - Ruthiford
Safford - Symons
Taylor - Tuttle
Urann - Urinn
Varnam - Vybird
Wade - Worrong
Yell - Younglove
Zalleth
Surname Missing
Negroes

Marriages
Abbet - Ayres
Babbage - Byles
Cady - Cutter
Daggett - Dyke
Eagan - Eyres
Fairfeild - Fuzz
Gage - Gunnison
Hacket - Huttcheson
Indicott - Ivorye
Jackman - Joy
Kane - Knox
Laine - Lurvey
Macarty - Mussey
Nale - Nutten
Oakes - Outein
Pabody - Pynchons
Quarles - Quorls
Radford - Ruthiford
Sachell - Symonds
Tallen - Tyler
Underhill - Urinn
Valpey - Vose
Wade - Wyn
Yell - Younglove
Negroes

Deaths
Abanatha - Ayres
Bacheldor - Buzzell
Caddy - Cutler
Dain - Dwinnell
Edwards - Eveleth
Fairfield - Fuzz
Gage - Gybson
Hacker - Hutchins
Ilsley - Ireland
Jackson - Jordon
Kelly - Knox
Laiton - Lynds
Macarty - Munroe
Nason - Nutter
Oakes - Ossborne
Pach - Putman
Quarles - Quinby
Radford - Ruthiford
Sachell - Symons
Tarbox - Tuttle
Underhill - Urann
Valpey - Vinsent
Wade - Wyart
Yates - Younglove
Surname missing
Indians
Negroes