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74 Essex Street
This house was built for Samuel Very 3d, Salem block-maker, in 1810.
In 17 57 this land, with a dwelling house thereon, was sold to Salem
spinsters Elizabeth & Anna Philpott, sisters { 114: 155, 156). They
owned it for more than 50 years, Elizabeth surviving Anna until
sometime before 16 Mar 1810, when the administrator of her estate
for $840 solo. to Samuel Very 3d, Salem block-maker, "a lot of land
in Salem with a dwelling house thereon ... being the same messuage
whereof (Elizabeth Philpott) died seized" ( 190: 299).
Samuel Very 3d (1785-181!3), the son of Capt Samuel and Abigail
(Crowninshield) Very, had married Alice Palmer on 4 Dec 1804.
He was a trader and block-maker, in which trade he made the
blocks through which the lines of sailing vessels were led; he
maintained a shop on Derby Street for this purpose. In addition,
he made use of his deceased uncle Clifford Crowninshield's land
·& wharf off Derby Street. In 1810 he paid taxes on the Crowninshield
property (worth $1800) .and on part of a house & a shop (worth $700);
these taxes reflected his estate as of early 1810. Soon after buying
this land in March 1810, he caused this house to be built thereon;
in the tax valuation of 1811 he was assessed for "a house in Essex
St and a shop in Derby St" worth a total of $1700, as well as for the
$1800 Crowninshield property, The jump in assessment ($700 in 1810
to $1700 in 1811) reflects the presence of this new house.
On 19 Ap 1811 Mr Very, then styled a Salem trader, for $500 mortgaged
to Salem widow Susanna Ingersoll "a certain lot of land situated on the
northerly side of Essex Street ... together with a new three story
dwelling house and all other buildings thereon•• ( 193:64). Mrs. Ingersoll
died that winter, and Mr Very failed to redeem the mortgage. On 30
May 1812 Mr Very, having fallen into debt, was obliged to sell his
right in equity to redeem the mortgage at public auction, at which for
a high bid of $835 Mrs Sarah Johnson of Marblehead bought the same
(197:25); on 1 June 1812 Mrs Johnson bought of the administrator of
Mrs Hathorne 1 s estate, for $533. 33, all her right to the premises
(197:24). The house & land thus came into the ownership of Sarah,
wife of Capt Benoice Johnson, Marblehead mariner & merchant,
M.l's Johnson owned it for more than 30 years, evidently renting it out
or most of that time; she died on 8 Sept 1846, at which time the
house & land (valued at $1725) descended to her two heirs, the children
of h;r daughter, Mrs Harriet S Cabot and John C Dodge (#43775). On
30 Sept 1847 Mr Dodge for $862. 50 granted his right in the place to the
trustee of Mrs Cabot (388: lZ 1). Then on 15 July 1850, for a total of
$1500 the estate was bought by George A Nichols of Salem from Mrs
Cabot and from her trustee ( 431: 199,208).
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�George Andrew Nichols died on 17 Aug 1851; a Salem cooper, he owne,d
the houses at 72 & 74 Essex St at the time of his decease (#48190). It t
is not clear as to how the property was disposed of, but it soon came
into the possession of Sarah (Nichols). the wife of Joseph Augustus
Danforth. Mrs Danforth may have been a sister to the deceased.
She owned the premi~es for nearly twenty years, selling for $2900
on 20 Oct 1870 to widow Rebecca Whiley of Salem (808:285). Mrs
Whiley (or Wiley) died on 8 Jan 1879, at which time the homestead (worth
$2400) descended to her two daughters, Mrs Sabra C Morse and Mrs
Abigail W Moulton (#57187). T~ey owned it until the death of Mrs Morse
on 18 July 1905, at which time her right to the premises descended to
her daughter Mrs Rebecca F Davis of Salem (#97083). On 11 June 1906
Mrs Davis and her aunt Mrs Moulton granted the estate to Simon Naczor
of Salem (1827:4_ 1). Mr Naczor owned it a very short time, selling on
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7 July 1906 to Mrs Sarah A Fay (1829:376). Mrs Fay owned it until
12 Sept 1914 when she sold to Sarah F Dore of Salem (2274:361). Sarah
Dore was deceased by 7 July 1921 when her heir & administratrix sold
the estate to Mrs Lena M Abernathy of Salem (2486:375, 376).
Mrs Abernathy owned the premises for more than 25 years, selling
on 12 Nov 194·6 to Mr &· Mrs Louis J Pelletier (3515:195). On 15 Ap
1954 Mr &: Mrs Pelletier granted the place to Mary L Higgins of
Peabody (4060: 194), and she immediately re conveyed to Mrs Pelletier
(4060:195). On 28 Oct 1955 Mrs .Rose A Pelletier granted the estate
to Mr &: Mrs John D 0 1 Connel\ of Salem (4221 :490).
Thirteen years later, on 11 Sept 1968, Mr &: Mrs O'Connell sold the
house and land to the present owners, Mr &: Mrs Richard D Anderson
of Salem ( 5 5 5 7: 101).
Robert Booth
26 July 1977
Note : The death of Samuel Very 3d, for whom this house was built in
1810, was reported in th~ Salem Gazette, issue of 27 April 1813;
he was only 28 years· old. He and his wife Alice evidently had no
children. Mr Very was called a block-maker in 1810 and a trader
in 1811 and 1812.
A figure such as ( 12:34) refers to deed book 1_2, page or leaf 34 at the
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds; a figure such as (#1234) refers
to probate docket 1234 at Southern Essex County Probate.
�Mortgage Deed of Samuel Ve ry 3d to Mrs Susanna Ingersoll,
19 April 1811, 193:64
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Title
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Essex Street
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74 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
Subject
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House history
Description
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Built in 1810 for Samuel Very the 3rd, Blockmaker
Creator
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Historic Salem, Inc.
Source
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Publisher
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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House built in 1810, house history research conducted in 1977
Contributor
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Robert Booth
Language
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English
1810
1977
74
blockmaker
Booth
Essex Street
Salem Massachusetts
Samuel Very
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Title
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Becket Street
Historic Salem, Inc. House History
A resource made available by Historic Salem, Inc. detailing the history of Salem's houses.
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Title
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21 Becket Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Subject
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House history
Description
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Built for Alexander Donaldson, Blockmaker in 1806
Creator
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1806, 1986
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Joyce King
Language
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English
1806
1986
21
21 Becket
Alexander
Alexander Donaldson
Becket
blockmaker
Crowninshield
Donaldson
Federal
Peele
wood