SAFFORD, Thomas

Abt 1605 - 1667  (~ 62 years)

• Name	SAFFORD, Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	Abt 1605	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	20/20 Feb 1666/1667	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I8125	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	SUTTON, Elizabeth,   b. England ,   d. 4/04 Mar 1669/1670, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Married	1628
  Children	1. SAFFORD, Elizabeth,   b. 1625, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. SAFFORD, Mary,   b. 1628, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1697  (Age 69 years)   3. SAFFORD, Joseph,   b. 1631, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. SAFFORD, John,   b. 1633, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. SAFFORD, Abigail,   b. 1636, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Safford (Husbandman), likely came on the "Fortune" in 1627 He was on the list of proprietors of the town, April 6, 1641, and was admitted a freeman, December 19, 1648. He bought a farm at Ipswich, thirty-two acres, February 8, 1648. He was a subscriber to Denison's allowance in 1640, and had a share and a half in Plum Island. He died in February, 1666-67. His will was dated February 20, 1666-67, and proved March 26. 1667. He gave his farm to his son Joseph, on condition of care of father and mother and paying certain amounts to daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Abigail. He married Elizabeth (???), who died March 4, 1667, at Ipswich. He is supposed to have belonged to an Isle of Wight family. Estate of Thomas Safford Be it known unto all men by these prsents. That I Thomas Safford of Ipswich in America in the County of Essex Husbandman (In consideration of the love & good Affection I beare unto my sonne Joseph Safford & other good Considerations mee thereunto moueing & also in Consideration of his help & care of mee hitherto) haue Bargained & sould & by these prsents doe bargaine & sell Aliene & Confirme vnto my Sonne Joseph Safford of Ipswich aforesaid & his heirs for euer. All that my ffarme wherein I dwell Conteyning by estymation sixty Acres of vland & fresh meadow be it more or lesse with the howse barne & out howsing there vppon together with all the pffts priuiledges & Appertinances belonging to the same bounded as followeth vizt with the High way to mr Saltonstalls farme toward the Southeast the thick woods toward the Southwest the Riuer on the Northwest land of Robert Wallis on the Northeast & in the Towne of Ipswich Aforesaid. To haue & to hould & quietly & peaceably to enjoy & possess all the forementioned farme both vpland & fresh meadow Conteining sixty Acres more or lesse with all the howsing before mentioned & what euer priuiledges or Appertinances either doe or may belong vnto the same with out any lett mollestation or Interuption of mee the said Thomas Safford my heires executors Administrators or Assigns Laying any Claimethierunto in by or from mee or any of my heires executors or Administrators Know also that in Consideration of the sealing & deliuering of this bill of sale I the said Thomas Safford haue reserved to my self the one halfe of the benefitt of the aforesaid farme to be paid to mee yeerly during my naturall life by my sone Joseph. And also if my wife shall out liue mee then my sone Joseph shall or Cause to be paid vnto her his said moother the fu__ some of Six pounds pr Annum yerely & euery yeere during her naturall life. And also my sone Joseph shall maintaine my eldest Daughter Elizabeth during her naturall life (except any other puidence pruent or she thinke good otherwise to dispose of herself) then my sone Joseph shall pay or Cause to be paid vnto said Daughter Elizabeth the full some of Twenty pounds she giueing a sufftient discharge. Also my sone Joseph shall pay or Cause to be paid to my daughter Mary after my decease the full some of five pounds. And Also to my daughter Abigaile the full some of fifteene pounds in three yeeres after my decease And for the pformance of all & euery of these seuerall payments Anuityes & Legasies aforesaid at the seuerall times heere in this prsent writing specifyed my said farme abouesaid shalbe responsable. All these payments being pformed I the said Thomas Safford doe freely giue & make ouer my said farme vnto my sonne Joseph as is expressed in this bill of sale aboue written. In witness where of I the said Thomas Safford haue heere vnto sett my hand & Seale. Dated the Twentith day of February in the yeere of Grace Sixteene hundred Sixty & Six: 1666. [no signature] Subscribed Sealed & att as the act & deede of the aforesaid Thomas Safford in the p rsence of us [no signature] Presented in Ipswich court Mar 26 1667 by Joseph Safford and with it a testimony of John Addams and Nicolas wallis.

  
  

• Sources

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