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The Puritan settlers of Ipswich arrived during the “Great Migration."Sources include "Early Inhabitants of Ipswich" by Abraham Hammatt, "Vital Records to 1850," and "Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" by Thomas Franklin Waters.
- Land Grants & Homes of the Early Settlers of Ipswich
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- A Chronology of Ipswich history – Historic Ipswich
Ipswich, Massachusetts was founded in 1634 in an area the...
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Jan 18, 2021 · 1633: In March, Ipswich is settled by John Winthrop Jr and twelve other Massachusetts Bay colonists, including William Clerk, Robert Coles, Thomas Howler, John Biggs, John Gage, Thomas Hardy, William Perkins, John Thorndike and William Sarjeant, who call the settlement Agawam.
History. Ipswich was founded by John Winthrop the Younger, son of John Winthrop, one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and its first governor, elected in England in 1629. Several hundred colonists sailed from England in 1630 in a fleet of 11 ships, including Winthrop's flagship, the Arbella.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Ipswich, town (township), Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Ipswich River (there bridged since 1764), 28 miles (45 km) north-northeast of Boston. Settled in 1633 as Agawam, it was incorporated in 1634 and renamed for Ipswich, England. Lace making, the town’s first.
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Government. About Ipswich. History. For more information on the history of Ipswich visit, Historic Ipswich or Town Historian's Blog. Prehistory. The land on which the Town of Ipswich was founded was originally inhabited by Indian tribes who called the area Agawam. Little has been known about these people until recently.
