Tarr Family

1 - ABIGAIL⁵, daughter of David⁴ and Abigail (Stevens) Tarr, b. 24 MAY 1790 at Danvers, MA; m. to Nathan⁶ Lovejoy (#48) on 30 DEC 1810 at Danvers; moved to Andover with husband, but later to Claremont, NH, where she died on 14 APR 1852; buried at Pleasant Street Cemetery at Claremont, beside her husband. See Nathan Lovejoy (#48) for children and for her petition for administration of his estate. Abigail (Tarr) Lovejoy's Will is given below:

"I, Abigail Lovejoy of Claremont,Sullivan County, State of New Hampshire, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, for which I have reason to praise God, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament , and herein dispose of all my worldly estate in manner following, to wit:

First, I order and direct my executor herein named to pay a11 my just debts and funeral charges, soon as may be after my decease.

Second, I give and devise to my two daughters Abby Ann Lovejoy and Martha Diana Lovejoy their heirs and assigns forever the house lot and buildings thereon, situated in said Claremont on the East side of Mulberry Street, containing one-fourth of an acre more or less, being the same place now occupied by me.

Third, I bequeath to my four sons, Russell Lovejoy, John E. Lovejoy Lothario L. Lovejoy, Austin L. Lovejoy, the sun of one dollar each.

Lastly, I give bequeath and devise to many two daughters Abby Ann Lovejoy and Martha Diana Lovejoy all my household furniture, all the provisions I may have on hand at the time of my decease, and all money that I may have on hand, and all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal, and mixed, and hereby appoint James Sperry of said Claremont , sole Executor of this my last will and testament, thereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I here set my hand and seal this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.

Signed Abigail Lovejoy"

Witnesses signing the will were: Albro Blodgett, Jams Sperry and Gratia Blodgett. The will was approved at Claremont on 19 MAY 1852 by appearance of Albro Blodgett, by John L. Putnam, of Probate. A bond of $1,500.00 was submitted by James Sperry, Amos Blodgett and S.F. Redfield, all of said Claremont on 19 May 1852. Inventory of the estate was performed by Albro Blodgett, Samuel Gutherly, and William Rossiter, and showed that her estate contained real estate of $616, a half acre, and a personal estate of $238.28 which was composed of $100.00 cash on hand and $68.10 in household goods, and a note from James Sperry for $54.12. The inventory was presented and approved on 21 JUL 1852. Claim against the estate included a medical bill, with interest, of $32.36 which was allowed on the last Wednesday in May 1854. Sometime after 1827, there was a transaction for Abigail Lovejoy buying the land on Mulberry Street and further dealings with it can be seen by her daughters (See Austin L. Lovejoy #55).

2 - DAVID⁴, son of David³, b. 1759 in Gloucester, MA; in 1777 he enlisted for three years
in Colonel Alexander Scammel's Regiment, NH Militia, in the Continental Army. He probably fought in the first battle of Stillwater, on 19 SEP 1777 at Bemis Heights, Saratoga Co., NY. He enlisted again for three years on 5 MAR 1781. On 2 FEB 1786, he married Abigail Stevens, see family (i), at Danvers, MA. A list of "Warnings Out" from the town shows that David visited Danvers between 1770 and 1795, from Gloucester; his occupation at that time - cooper. He was "warned out" from the town again in about 1782, as a laborer from Gloucester, with wife Abigail and children David⁵ Samuel⁵, and Abigail⁵. This was a customary practice at the time for all newcomers, and was meant as a notice that the town would not assume financial responsibility for those that could not provide their own means of subsistence. The U.S. Census of 1790 shows David⁴ in Danvers with two sons under the age of sixteen, and with three females. Undoubtedly, they had moved to Danvers in 1786. At age 58, in 1818, he was placed on the pension list as a veteran of the revolution. He died 26 SEP 1820 in Danvers, and was buried at the High Street Cemetery in that town. Administration of his estate was given to his widow, Abigail, on 21 NOV 1820, as he died intestate. On 2 JAN 1821, the inventory of his estate, an allowance of $100.00 to the widow, against the estate, and an order for the sale of his personal estate was filed with the Essex County Court. The records of the inventory, sale and final of his personal estate follows:

"An inventory of the estate of David Tarr, late of Danvers in the County of Essex, Labourer, deceased, intestate, appraised upon by oath by us the subscribers, duly appointed to that service by the Hon. Daniel A. White,Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, Vis

No Real Estate

Bed, bedstead and bedding $12 ... small table $1	$13.00
Old writing desk $4 .... Large table $2	6.00
6 Chairs $2 .... 10 kitchen chairs $2	4.00
Large looking glass $2.50 .... 2 Small Looking Glasses $1	3.50
2 Light stands 50 cts .... 2 pair old Andirons 50 cts	1.00
Shovel, tongs and bellows 50 cts .... Iron grate $1	1.50
Ironware $3.75 .... Crockery & glassware $3	6.75
Sea chest & old trunk 80 cts .... Gin cased bottles 50 cts	1.30
Warming pan 50 cts ... Bed, bedstead & bedding $7	7.50
1 pair of Sheets $1 ... 1 quilt $1.50 .... Hot Irons 50 cts	3.00
Wooden ware $1 .... Tin and Pewter ware $2 .... Earthen ware 50 cts	3.50
3 India wooden bowls 50 cts ... Cupboard 75 cts ... 3 old chests $1.25	2.50
2 table cloths $2 ... 6 towels 75 cts ... 6 pair pillow cases $1	3.75
Old table & night stand 75 cts ... small wheel 50 cts ... clothes horse 25 cts	1.50
Wearing apparel boots shoes & hats $12 ... turf foot spade $1.	13.00
Coopers tools 75 cts ... wood saw 75 cts spade axe & fork $1 .. trammil & old iron $1	3.50
15 gallons Molasses $5 ... Sundry Old Corks 75 cts ... 15 bushels Potatoes $3.75	9.50
Iron barr $1.25 ... Wood & shaving horn 50 cts...Lot of turf $4	5.75
Scythe & Sneath & Flail 75 cts ..Lot of Fodder $6	6.75
two cows at 14 Dollars each	28.00
1 shoat $4.50	4.50
Candlestick, Brushes & Forks 1.00	1.00
6 Silver tea spoons 3.00	3.00
Note against Samuel Tarr, deceased 104.36	104.36
TOTAL	238. 16

"Account of the Sale of the Personal Estate of David Tarr late of Danvers
Laborer decd. sold by order of the Judge of Probate January 19: 1821 Vis.

Purchaser's Name...................... Articles ...............................................$ . cts

Henry Brown ..............................Light Stand No. 1 ....................................12
David Putnam .............................Light Stand No. 2................................... .20
Solomon Emerson........................Bellows................................................... .31
Andrew Batchelder .....................Hand Iron No. 1 Small........................... .60
George Power .............................Hand Iron No. 2 Large........................... .50
Jona Perry ...................................Coopers Adze......................................... .18
Henry Brown ...............................Steel Trap etc......................................... .17
Jona Perry. ..................................Scythe Rings etc..................................... .6
Wm P. Osgood .............................Horn & Scales........................................ .7
David Putnam...............................Lot of Lead............................................. .19 .....2.40
Wm Schillaber ..............................Bottle Hammer etc................................ .12
Solomon Emerson ........................Gallon Bottle.......................................... .18
Henry Brown.................................Straw Hooks etc.................................... .11
Andrew Batchelder ......................Harpoon Marlinspike etc...................... .16
Andrew Batchelder ......................Box iron etc............................................ .15
Solomon Emerson ........................2 Earthen Pans etc................................. .12
David Shed ...................................Fish hooks Lily? etc............................... .12
Parker Cross .................................2 Pr. Boots & Shoes.............................. .77
Samuel Flint ..................................1 pr. Shoes.............................................. .80
Samuel Flint ..................................Wood Saw............................................. 1.55
Allen Peabody............................... Chum...................................................... .25
Allen Peabody................................Shovel & Fork....................................... .42
Jona Perry .....................................Old Axe & Shovel................................. .25
Samuel Flint ...................................Best Axe.............................................. 1.10
A. Peabody .....................................Best hoe................................................ .22
David Putnam..................................Fish Knife........................................... 1.05
A. Peabody .....................................Lantern................................................. .30 .....77.50
David Emerson ..............................Flail Box etc......................................... .16
George Power................................ 3 Milk Pans.......................................... .16
Solomon Emerson ..........................Bread Trough....................................... .22
Wm Schillaber ................................Scythe etc............................................ .27
David Putnam .................................Clothes Horse..................................... .36
Andrew Batchelder..........................Tug ? Box etc..................................... .6
Solomon Emerson ............................Bedstead No. 1 ................................1.25
Jonas Warren....................................Looking Glass................................... .27
Benj Foster .......................................Large Table .....................................1.15
Jona Perry .........................................Iron Bar ...........................................1.45
David Putnam.....................................Enamel & Frying Pan....................... .30
Jona Perry .........................................Rake.................................................. .17
Wm Schillaber ...................................Basket, Apron etc............................. .12
Solomon Emerson ..............................Earthen Jar....................................... .9
Samuel Flint .......................................Grate.................................................. .70
Wm P. Osgood ...................................Tea Table .........................................1.45..... 8.24
George Power .....................................Clock................................................. .30
Solomon Emerson ...............................Foot Wheel....................................... .42
Allen Peabody .....................................Swiss ?............................................... .10
George Power .....................................Large Wheel...................................... .49
George Power ....................................Tea Kettle No. 1................................. .12 1/2
Elbridge Putnam .................................Tea Kettle No. 2................................. .42
Wm Goodale .......................................Skillet.................................................. .12
John Dudley ........................................pan Pot Iron etc................................... .70
Solomon Emerson ...............................2 Washing Tubs................................... .31
Jona Perry ..........................................Dressing Table..................................... .20
David Putnam ......................................Best Gleat............................................ .36
Ezra Batchelder...................................Next Gleat............................................ .10
Jona Perry ...........................................India Hat.............................................. .25
Samuel Flint ........................................Dark Casmere Waistcoat.................... .85
Ezra Dodge .........................................Dark Coat........................................... 2.75
Samuel Flint ........................................Black Pantaloons.................................1.80..... 9.35 1/2
Ezra Batchelder ...................................Blue Pantaloons ................................1.30
Wm Palfrey ...........................................Dark Coat.......................................... .30
Henry Brown.........................................Light Coat........................................... .30
Jona Perry ............................................Thin Coat............................................ .35
Solomon Emerson ................................Red Chest........................................... .38
Allen Peabody ......................................Soap bbl Reg & Bottle....................... .22
Solomon Emerson ................................Plain Table.......................................... .25
Samuel Flint .........................................Sea Chest............................................ .60
Wm Schillaber ......................................Large Iron Skillet............................. 2.50
Parker Cross ........................................Three Best Chairs.............................. .75
George Powers .....................................6 Best Chairs...................................... .75
David Putnam........................................2 pillow cases...................................... .26
Andrew Batchelder ...............................2 sheets............................................... .61
George Powers .....................................Bed quilt.............................................. .84
James Sleeper ......................................6 Feather Bed ...................................2.60..... 15.60
Samuel Flint .........................................Bedstead gland ? ...............................1.15..... 20.25
Moses Gould ........................................Potatoes 24 pr Bushel....................... 3.00
John Putnam..........................................Bar Ret ?............................................. .25
Solomon Emerson ................................Writing Desk ......................................5.30
James Sleeper ......................................Lot of Hay ........................................12.00
Samuel Flint ..........................................Lot of Peat .........................................8.50
David Putnam ........................................Shoring Horse..................................... .21
Samuel Flint ...........................................Wood Horse........................................ .10
Allen Peabody ....................................... Cupboard............................................. .38
Andrew Batchelder ................................Lot Boards........................................... .25
Andrew Batchelder.................................Lot Manure.......................................... .75
Andrew Batchelder................................Water Hogshead................................... .20..... 30.94

Whole of Sale ..............................................................................................84:92
Goods Taken by Widow.............................................................................. 65:50
.....................................................................................................................150:42

Josiah Shed, Auctioneer

Amount of the Inventory........................................................................... 238:16
Allowances to Widow for Necessary goods needed (by the Judge) ......$100
Amount of the Sale & Goods Taken .........................................................150.42
......................................................................................................................250.42
......................................................................................................................230.16
..............................................................Advance $12.20"

"To said Probate fees for administration of Certificate................ 5.45
To said W. Palfrey for advertising ..................................................1.50
To said Inventory Affidavit allowed (and billed to?) ......................6.25
To said Bart Demmey bill (sewtons?) .............................................3.75
To said Eben G. Walent for trees ....................................................3.17
To said Dr. G. Osgood for govt. witness .........................................5.00
To said Moses W. Lorkon for coffins .............................................5.00
To said appraisers ............................................................................2.00
To allowance for necessaries .......................................................100.00
Joseph Shed's bill for services and monies due ............................14.70..... 146.82
Daniel Auker's account ....................................................................4.50
Martha Stevens 2/3 of a note 128:41 .............................................85.61
James A. Putnam 2/3 of a note 17.56 ..............................................11.71
Samuel Flint's bill 2/3 of 20.00 .........................................................13.34
Andrew Batchelder's 2/3 of 7.74 ........................................................5.16
Moses Porter's account 2/3 of 22.21 ...............................................14.84
Henry Brown's account 2/3 of .99........................................................ .67
John Pesley's account 2/3 of 3.39...................................................... 2.40
Porter Frettell's account 2/3 of 2.42.................................................. 1.62
Warren Peabody a part of 32.00...................................................... 24.00
(Next two entries were illegible) ....................................................... 1.50
..............................................................................................................1.50
to said Probate for this account copy .................................................2.00
..........................................................................................................168.82

..............................................Carried forward 315.64"

David's wife, Abigail, died on 18 MAR 1844, of cancer at age 77 at Cambridge, MA. She was buried on 20 MAR 1844 at Cambridge.

3 - DAVID³, son of Caleb², bap. 5 OCT 1735 at Gloucester; a record of a grant of guardianship and bond is in Essex Co. Court, dated 26 MAR 1753, for the minor David ³ after his father's death. On 5 DEC 1758, David³ married Lucy Pool, see family (m), at Gloucester. He died at age 24 in 1759, according to Gloucester Vital Records, he "drowned near Thacher's Island coming in from fishing." (Thatcher's Island is off the coast of Rockport, and was given to the Thatcher family when many members of their family died in a shipwreck near there.)

4 - CALEB², son of Richard¹, b. 4 JUL 1703 at Gloucester, M; bap. 20 NOV 1709; marriage intentions filed 5 DEC 1724 at Gloucester, to Martha Wallis, see family (p); d. before 8 JUN 1752.

5 - RICHARD¹ , son of ?, b. abt. 1660; came from the western part of Eng1and and, perhaps from Wales; m. Elizabeth ? after settling at Marblehead, MA, sometime after 1680. He received a land grant in 1697 for 3/4 of an acre, and another in 1701 for ten acres at Sandy Bay, now Rockport, Ma. Richard lived near John Pool, see family (m) and shortly thereafter, others came to settle that area - i.e., Sandy Bay. The principal occupation seems to have been logging. His will is dated 7 JAN 1729; d. in JUN 1732. according to Gloucester Vital Records, he was "killed on a fishing vessel when three 'were taken' by the indians in fox harbour, viz, Jams Wallis' Senr., James Wallis Jnr., and John Lane". Richard's will provided for his wife Elizabeth and gave 5 pounds and all his 'wearing clothes and apparel" to his son William². To his sons John², Richard², Joseph², Benjamin², Caleb² and Samuel², he left 5 pounds each. He also left 5 shillings each to Henry, Elizabeth and Hannah Davis, who were his grandchildren by his deceased daughter Elizabeth². To his daughters Honour² (Tarr) Wonson and Sarah² Tarr, he left 5 shillings each. An inventory of his estate shows: a house & bam, 5 acres of ocean-front land valued at 300 pounds; 3 cows at 21 pounds, 1 pair of steers at 10 pounds, 3 yearlings at 8 pounds, 1 calf at 1 pound, 20 sheep and 6 lambs at 20 pounds, 1 mare and colt at 60 shillings, 4 swine at 3 pounds, 3 beds and furniture at 16 pounds and 5 shillings, a warming pan and frying pan at 1 pound and 5 shillings, along with a saw and augers and other articles. His total personal estate was valued at 99 pounds, 2 shillings and 6 pence.

(LOVEJOY)