SILVANUS DREW DOCUMENT
Old document dated 1830. Measures approx. 8.25” x 5.75”. It says:
Minutes of the Sale of Real Estate sold by Capt. BROOK, Auctioneer, per order of REUBEN DREW Executor of the last Will and Testament of SILVANUS DREW deceased. April 19th 1830.
Lot No. Purchasers Quantity Price per acre Amount
1 G. Loring 283
2 G. Loring $162
3 S. E. Ripley 75
4 S. A. Fra--- $70
5 C. Drew Jr. 75
6 S. A. F. $60
7 S. A. Frazer $63
8 S. A. Fra--- $39
9 C. Drew Jr. $26
10 S. A. Fraser $12
11 S. A. Fraser $16
Pew in the meeting house No 1 $63 Capt. L. Smith
Back says:
Meadow Lot No. 1. Jonathan Smith 2.0.0 - $51-
“ “ 2. Briggs Thomas 2.0.0 $31-
Lot of Upland 14. S. A. Fraser Esq $210
“ “ “ 13. G. Loring Esq $182
“ “ “ 12. J. Smith $125
1 Cow Reuben Drew 27
There’s a lot of other scribbling, mostly calculations.
Further research reveals that here was a Silvanus Drew who was born in 1735 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and died in 1829 in same place. His wife was Mercy Clark. Their son was Reubin Drew (born 1766 in Duxbury) who married 1st Temperence Brooks and 2nd Sally Loring. It’s possible that this was the same Silvanis Drew who was a Captain in the Boat Service under Col. Davis in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.