Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849

Printed transcript of the town and church records, read in the archive.org full text (vol. 2 at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofip02ipsw). Chebacco, the parish that became Essex, is included. Used for the Low, Varney, Cogswell, Lord and Fuller families. Among the entries:

• “David, s. Thomas, jr., Aug. 14, 1667” (1:252); “Nathan, s. Caleb and Abigail, Oct. 1, 1742” (1:254), and Nathan son of Nathan and Lucy, bp. 3 Nov 1765 (1:254).
• “Thomas, s. Corporal, at Chebacco, 3:10br:1682” (1:375); “Abigail, d. Thomas, at Chebacco, Oct. 14, 1713” (1:374); Abigail Cogswell, “at Chebacco, Mar. 21, 1688-9,” daughter of Adam (1:96); Lucy Lord bp. 30 Aug 1747 (1:245).
• Marriages: “Thomas, and Martha Borman, July 4, 1660. ct. r.” (2:292); “David, and Mary Lamb, at Chebacco, Dec. 28, 1699” (2:289); Caleb Low and Abigail Varney, 8 Jan 1732/3 (2:289, 436); “Lucy, and Nathan Low, Jan. 17, 1765. c. R. 7.” (2:282, 291); “Adam, and Abigaill Wise, Nov. 19, 1686. ct. r.” (2:192); “James [jr. int.], and Mary Fuller [jr. int.], Jan. 5, 1731-2” (2:177); “Nath[anie]ll, and Mary Jackson of Rowley, int. Oct. 14, 1708” (2:178).
• Deaths: Thomas Low, 8 Sept 1677, and Deacon Thomas, 12 Apr 1712 “a. 80 y.” (2:625); “David, Sergt., June 2, 1746” and “Mary, w. Sergt. David, of Chebacco, Mar. 3, 1735” (2:624); Caleb Low, 17 July 1777, “lethargy, a. abt. 70” (2:624); “Thomas, Corp., at Chebacco, Dec. 4, 1692” and “Abigail, wid., of Chebacco, Mar. 1, 1731, a. 92 y.” (2:699); “Robert. Aug. 21, 1683, a. 80 y.” and “Rob[er]t, marshall, Nov. 11, 1696” (2:620); John Fuller, 4 June 1666 (2:563).

Also used:

• Lord: “James, s. James and Mary, Apr. 12, 1707” (1:244); “Mary, d. James and Mary, Apr. 17, 1709”; “Joseph, s. James and Mary, bp. 23 : 7 m: 1716”; “Ebenezer, s. James and Mary, bp. Mar. 29, 1724”; “Lucy, d. James and Mary, bp. Aug. 30, 1747” (1:245); “Mary, w. James, Apr. 11, 1724” (2:619); “James, and Susannah Waite, int. Mar. 27, 1725”; “James, May 24, 1734, a. 57 y. and ‘about’ 4 m.”; Capt. Ebenezer Lord and Lucy Low, intention 9 Apr 1808 (2:280), and his death, 2 May 1810 (2:617).
• Cogswell: “John, Nov. 29, 1669. ct. r.” (2:527); “William, s. John, Dec. [day blank], 1700, a. 81 y.” (2:530); the sons of “Lt. Adam and Abigail,” Adam (4 Feb 1709/10) and Joseph, Benjamin and Stephen (all 5 Oct 1720); “Abigail, w. Capt. Adam,” Dec. 1729; and “Adam, Capt., Feb. 9, 1748” (2:527-528).
• Low: “Stephen, Lt., of Chebacco, ‘Slain att the Battle of Tyconderoga,’ July 8, 1758” (2:625); “Abigail, w. Tho[ma]s [Varney], Sept. 5, 1738, a. 49 y. 6 m.” (2:699); Thomas Varney and “wid. Ann Low, at Chebacco, Dec. 27, 1739” (2:289, 437).