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Evidence
1661/2 Gurney–Thayer deed ('John Gurney, tailor')
On 12 February 1661/2 "John Gurney, tailor" conveyed to Richard Thayer, for £14, a Braintree house and orchard, a five-acre Monatiquot-River parcel, and an adjoining half-acre; possession given 16 April 1662, signed by mark, witnessed by Peter Brackett and John Rockwell.
Date: 12 February 1661/2 (possession 16 April 1662)
Why this conclusion
- Synthesized by Analysis Two distinct Braintree properties: leased Tyng farm vs. Monatiquot freeholdWeighs the Monatiquot freehold as the second distinct parcel.
- Supports Finding Braintree residence, c. 1645–1662/3Owned and sold a Braintree freehold, 1661/2.
- Required by Finding Occupation: a tailor by trade, a husbandman by economyThe 12 February 1661/2 deed styling 'John Gurney, tailor' is the direct documentary evidence of the trade.
Qualifications and conflicts
- Qualified by Negative result Negative: no tailoring tools or cloth in the estateThe estate's silence on tailoring equipment qualifies how central the 'tailor' occupation of the 1661/2 Thayer deed was to John's economy at death (cross-topic to braintree-community).
Related context
- Provides context for Finding Recognised standing in the Braintree communityDeed associates (Brackett, Rockwell) show community ties.
Sources
- Bates, Samuel A. The Ancient Iron Works at Braintree, Mass.: The First in America. South Braintree, Mass.: Frank A. Bates, 1898., p. 10
John Gurney, tailor … unto Richard Thayer … house and orchard … on the Monatiquot
- FamilySearch Full-Text Search, AI-transcribed manuscript image collections (deeds, probate, parish and borough records)., Suffolk Deeds registry copy (FamilySearch full-text; AI-transcribed image)
- Temple, Thomas F., Register of Deeds. Suffolk Deeds. Liber IV. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1888., Liber IV, pp. 89a–90, index p. 150
Appears in
- John Gurney fact sheet — Occupation: 'Tailor … the 1661 Braintree deed in which he is styled "John Gurney, tailor."'
Topic file location: Colonial Braintree community
Technical details
- Research item:
G13-RI-000013 - Graph revision:
244 - Machine-readable JSON:
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This is one research item from the John Gurney research graph; the fuller narrative treatment is in the linked topic above and the research library.