Plum Island

by Marcia Lee Jones

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Plum Island

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Marcia Lee Jones

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Plum Island, is a wondrous place to visit, viewing various birds and beaches that seem to go on forever. Fair warning parking is at a premium at the tip and mosquitoes abide.

Division of the island

Ipswich, Massachusetts was incorporated as Ipswich in 1634 by settlers of the previous year from Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1635 another group from England passed through Ipswich to settle and incorporate Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1639 a third group from England was granted the remaining land between Newbury and Ipswich and incorporated Rowley, Massachusetts. There is no official record of the use of Plum Island until then, although Smith's glowing report had included the marsh grass, an enticing feature for herdsmen. A document of January 2, 1639, survives, however, by which Robert Wallis and Thomas Manning of Ipswich agree to maintain a common herd of 48 hogs on Plum Island starting on April 10 and running to the end of the harvest. One of them was always to be present. Reaction of the other communities was immediate. Newbury filed a petition with the General Court of Massachusetts for ownership of the entire island. The petition was denied on March 13 with the proviso that Ipswich, Rowley and Newbury were allowed use of the island, which became a pasture for hogs, cattle and horses.[4]

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