Two pieces of land combine to make current 2 River Road

Small Quarter Acre

1766, May 29: James McHard to David Nichols of Amesbury Cordswainer (120/77)

1766, June 5: David Nichols & Dolle (Chase) to James Carr of Amesbury (118/278). A certain messuage and tenement situated by the River near Holt’s Rock about 1/4 of an acre consisting of a house and barn bounded westerly and southerly on land that was formerly Simeon Brown’s on the other side by the highway or common landing or xxxx otherwise bounded with above said buildings and fence and xxxxx.

 

1855, June 28: Addison P. Chaples and Leonora (Lenova) F. (Wilcombe) Chaples and Ann Maria Wilcomb to John W. Ladd (516/129). 40 rods more or less Bounded southeasterly by highway leading from Duck Hole to Rocks Village, southwesterly by a highway,  northwesterly and northeasterly by land of widow of Moses Brown Partially in Haverhill and partially in Merrimack. Leonora and Ann Maria were the daughters of William Wilcomb who was the draw bridge tender in 1830.

Widow of Moses Brown was Abigail.  Abigail Burroughs (1776 -1859) married 1) Frederick Parker (1771 – 1830) in 1796, 2) Moses Brown (x- bfr 1855) in 1832

1866, April 23: John W. Ladd to J. B. Nichols bounded Southeasterly by highway leading from Rocks Village to Amesbury, southwesterly by highway, northwesterly by land now or formerly of James Davis; northeasterly by land now or formerly of James Davis.

1904, Sep 14: George M. G. Nichols (administrator of John B. Nichols, 2nd) to Abram W. Chase (1753/577)

Larger Piece

1873, Nov 29: James Davis and Lydia Davis to Daniel J. Colby (901/203). A certain piece of land situated on road leading from rocks bridge to Amesbury by Merrimack River bounded as follows: beginning on westerly side of said road by land of J. B. Nichols and running northerly 7R by said road to s&s then northwesterly 19R to s&s and southwest by my own land to Back Road so called thence as the wall now stands easterly by Back Road to land of J. B. Nichols thence by said Nichols’ land northerly 5R 20L and easterly 7R 12L to place of beginning. Also my right, title, and interest to a strip of land lying on the easterly side of Amesbury Road by the shore of the Merrimack river adjacent to two first described bounds above.

1887, Nov 4: Daniel J. Colby and Theresa Colby to Abram W. Chase (1210/246).

Combined Land

1906, Jan 6: Abram W. Chase to George E. Palmer (1808/433)

1937, Aug 4: George E. Palmer to Angie Pulsifer (3117/109)

1944 July 1, James A. Pulsifer administrator of Angie Pulsifer (singlewoman) through probate: 209308 to Arthur P. and Catherine A. Pulsifer. (3376/381)

1949, Mar 23: Arthur P. and Catherine A. Pulsifer to Robert E. and Marjorie B. Turner (3655/511)

1954, Jun 30: Robert and Marjorie Turner to John R. Bruce and Jean Paul (4080/439)

1965, May 4: John R. Bruce and Jean Paul to John R. Bruce and Jean Bruce (5265/560)