In 1635, "Wessacucon" became known as the plantation of Neweberry. Over time, parts of Newbury were taken to form Newburyport (1764 and 1851) and West Newbury (1819). Other adjoining towns include Rowley to the south, and Georgetown and Groveland to the west.

Newbury [First Book of] Town Records 1637-1687. 321 pages.
"Copied from the Old Book written by Woodbridge, Rawson & Somerby. What is left commences 10. 5 month [10 July] 1637." Typical entries include: (1) page 11; Thomas Cromwell, Samuel Sudland, Richard Kent, John Pike, Robert Pike and Nicholas Holt fined for being absent from 8 a.m. town meeting [of 24 Feb 1637]; (2) page 19; thunder and earthquake 1 June 1638 while sun was shining; (3) page 274; Hannah Adams, Deborah Coffin, Mary Coffin, Sara Browne, Hannah Plumer, Hannah Jaques, and Sarah Little rewarded 1676 for money gifts; and (4) page 321; John Poore voted 14 May 1653 against a tax increase to pay for a free school. Other pages show land records, tax lists, jury lists; and page 268 provides a list of 1675 soldiers fighting at Marlboro and Hadley.

Town Records 1637-1638, pp 1-31

FICHE 1

Town Records 1638-1648, pp 32-91

FICHE 2

Town Records 1648-1661, pp 92-149

FICHE 3

Town Records 1661-1670, pp 150-210

FICHE 4

Town Records 1670-1675, pp 211-263

FICHE 5

Town Records 1675-1686, 1692, 1652-1653; pp 264-321

FICHE 6

Newbury Town Records 1637-1692. 146 pages.

This may be the old book from which much of the above book is copied; e.g., page 2 here and page 11 above both list the persons fined for missing town meeting. Much of this original record can be deciphered in spite of worn and missing pages, faded ink, and old-style handwriting.

Land & Town Records 1635-1682, pp 1-25

FICHE 7

Land & Town Records 1639-1666, pp 26-57

FICHE 8

Land & Town Records 1644-1683, pp 58-120

FICHE 9

Land & Town Records 1659-1692, pp 121-146

FICHE 10

Newbury Town Meetings 1667-1680. 52 pages.

Besides town meeting minutes, this book includes tax lists and selectmen’s meetings. Faded and bleeding ink, worn pages, and old-style handwriting make reading difficult.

Town Meetings 1666-1674, pp 1-23

FICHE 11

Town Meetings 1670-1680, pp 24-47

FICHE 12

Town Meetings 1680, pp 48-52

FICHE 17

Newbury Town Meeting Records 1680-1692. About 212 pages.

With faded and bleeding ink, and worn and torn pages; some data is nearly illegible.

Town & Tax Records 1683-1686, pp 1-39

FICHE 13

Town & Tax Records 1686-1692, pp 40-89

FICHE 14

Town & Tax Records 1683-1692, pp 90-abt 139

FICHE 15

Town & Tax Records 1680-1684, pp abt 140-189

FICHE 16

Town & Tax Records abt 1679-1680, pp abt 190-212

FICHE 17

Newbury Town Meetings 1693-[1731, not] 1757 [& Misc. 1687-1774]. About 310 pages.

This book, with some faded ink, contains town meeting minutes, selectmen meetings, receipts, and highway records; as well as stray animals and other miscellaneous. Of special interest are the 1693 by laws, meetings house seating in 1700 (p 69), and a list of 1704/5 residents (pp 112-114).

Town Records 1693-1699, pp <1-55

FICHE 18

Town Records 1699-1704/5, pp 56-113

FICHE 19

Town Records 1704/5-1714/15, pp 114-173

FICHE 20

Town Records 1713/14-1726, pp 174-233

FICHE 21

Town Records 1726-1731, pp 234-266

FICHE 22

Miscellaneous & Strays 1693-1731, 1749-1766; pp 267-268+

FICHE 22

Miscellaneous & Strays 1687-1774

FICHE 17

Newbury Town Records 1731-1785. About 470 pages.

Besides town meeting minutes, this book includes such interesting items as a 1763 petition to divide the town, with names of petitioners (pp 155-159); a 1770 petition to enforce rules against trade with Great Britain (pp 225-227); and war preparations beginning Apr 1775.

Town Records 1750-1775, 1731-1741; pp 1-49

FICHE 23

Town Records 1741-1757, pp 50-109

FICHE 24

Town Records 1757-1764, pp 110-167

FICHE 25

Town Records 1764-1770, pp 168-227

FICHE 26

Town Records 1770-1774, pp 228-287

FICHE 27

Town Records 1774-1776, pp 288-347

FICHE 28

Town Records 1776-1779, pp 348-405

FICHE 29

Town Records 1780-1783, pp 406-448

FICHE 30

Misc Records & Strays 1738-1779, pp 6-16

FICHE 30

Strays 1718, 1732-1740; pp 1-5

FICHE 32

Newbury Town Records 1777 [including Warnings Out 1734-1793 & Town Accounts 1756-1790]. About 60 pages. For page numbers of "warnings out", look in lower right corner. Note that town accounts have two sets of page numbers; the most obvious extend from 1-26, but ones hidden upside-down on upper left corners extend, backwards, from 179-145.

Oaths of Office 1776, pp <1

FICHE 31

Warnings Out 1734-1793, pp 1-21

FICHE 31

Town Accounts 1776-1778, 1756-1759; pp 1-12 (179-171)

FICHE 31

Town Accounts 1761-1762, 1778-1790; pp 13-26+ (170-145)

FICHE 32

Newbury Town Meetings 1755-[1757, 1783]-1818. About 430 pages.

Miscellaneous records of 1756-1837 include fence agreements, perambulations, legal notices, and reports of stray beasts.

Town Meetings 1755-1757, 1783-1789

FICHE 33

Town Meetings 1789-1794

FICHE 34

Town Meetings 1794-1800

FICHE 35

Town Meetings 1800-1806

FICHE 36

Town Meetings 1806-1810

FICHE 37

Town Meetings 1810-1815

FICHE 38

Town Meetings 1815-1818

FICHE 39

Miscellaneous Records 1756-1837, pp 1-[22]

FICHE 40

Newbury Town Records 1818-1847. 550 pages.

Included with these minutes of town meetings are frequent lists of voters and/or taxpayers; e.g., pages 137-140 and 423-431.

Town Meetings 1818-1823, pp 1-60

FICHE 41

Town Meetings 1823-1827, pp 61-120

FICHE 42

Town Meetings 1827-1830, pp 121-180

FICHE 43

Town Meetings 1830-1832, pp 181-250

FICHE 44

Town Meetings 1832-1835, pp 251-310

FICHE 45

Town Meetings 1835-1839, pp 311-370

FICHE 46

Town Meetings 1839-1841, pp 371-430

FICHE 47

Town Meetings 1841-1845, pp 431-490

FICHE 48

Town Meetings 1845-1847, pp 491-550

FICHE 49

Newbury Selectmen 1688-1728. 281 pages.

For 1695 tithe payers, see list on the last two pages of this book. Note that pages 244-275 are wrongly numbered as 144-175. Also, pages 19-21 contain dates of 1756-1772 and 1850.

Selectmen Records 1689-1697, pp 1-56

FICHE 50

Selectmen Records 1697-1704, 1726; pp 57-115

FICHE 51

Selectmen Records 1704-1712/13, pp 116-175

FICHE 52

Selectmen Records 1712/13-1720/21, pp 176-235

FICHE 53

Selectmen Records 1720/1-1731/2, 1695; pp 236-281

FICHE 54

Newbury Selectmens’ Records 1821-1864. About 200 pages.

Selectmen Records 1821-1835

FICHE 55

Selectmen Records 1836-1842

FICHE 56

Selectmen Records 1842-1846

FICHE 57

Selectmen Records 1846-1848, 1853

FICHE 58

Non-Resident Taxpayers 1855

FICHE 58

Military Enlistments, July & Aug 1864

FICHE 58

Highway Records 1822

FICHE 58

Newbury Way Book 1719-1885. About 290 pages.

Mainly a book telling of 1719-1853 highways and 1805-1852 pew sales, this book also contains 1755-1877 records of stray animals and miscellaneous items. Note that highway records often provide names of persons along their route.

Highways 1852, 1719-1766; pp 11-62

FICHE 59

Highways 1768-1853, pp 63-122

FICHE 60

Highways 1853-1885, 1913-1914; pp 123-158

FICHE 61

Strays 1755, 1756, 1783, 1785, 1852, 1859, 1874, 1877; pp 1-5

FICHE 61

Pew Sales 1805-1816, pp 10-27

FICHE 61

Pew Sales 1806, 1811, 1816-1837; pp 28-87

FICHE 62

Pew Sales 1816, 1828, 1838-1841, 1846-1852; pp 88-110

FICHE 63

Miscellaneous Records 1764, 1852-1856; pp abt 111-129

FICHE 63

Newbury Church Records 1727. About 92 pages.

This book is divided into four sections. The first three are listings of church members from 1707-1772, showing their financial contributions and usually providing admission dates. Though mostly alphabetical, look for out-of-order entries at the beginning and end of each group. Most of the last section of the book shows church payments.

Church Records 1707-1736, A-K, pp 1-33

FICHE 64

Church Records 1707-1736, M-W+, pp 34-56

FICHE 65

Church Records 1737-1747, A-S, pp 57-[68]

FICHE 65

Church Records 1737-1747, S-W+, pp [69-74]

FICHE 66

Church Records 1748-1772, 1709-1769; pp [75-92]

FICHE 66

Newbury Proprietor Records 1635-[1721+]. About 220 pages.

For the May 1635 creation of Newbury plantation, see page 1 on fiche 70. Note, on the same page, assignments made to determine the bounds between Newbury and Ipswich.

Proprietor Records 1637-1686, 1756; fol 1-28 (pp 36-90)

FICHE 67

Proprietor Records 1637-1685, fol 29-58 (pp 91-106+)

FICHE 68

Proprietor Records 1645-1692, 1709, 1729/30; fol 59-88

FICHE 69

Proprietor Records 1635-1721; f 91-93, pp 1-35

FICHE 70

Newbury Proprietors Records from 1686-[1729/30]. Vol. 3. 103 pages.

Pages 1-88 contain an original account of land divisions 1-10, Browns Garden 1-2, and lots sold by the Proprietors Committee--with dates of about 1686-1729/30. The remainder of the book, pages 89-103, are a transcript of the original "pasture book," with earliest date of 29 May 1714. Both original records and transcript seem to contain different data from the volume below.

Proprietors Records 1686-1729/30, pp 1-58

FICHE 71

Proprietors Records 1686-1729/30, pp 59-103

FICHE 72

Proprietors of Third Pasture [1730], W; p [118] (from below)

FICHE 72

Proprietors Meetings 1729-1736, pp [119-129] (from below)

FICHE 72

Newbury Proprietors Records 1686-1692 (sic). About 300 pages.

This book, with dates ranging from 1655-1740, details multiple land divisions, including those for wood lots, garden lots, river lots, pasture lots, and "old towne" lots. It describes each property, and identifies the owner, but seldom provides the date of the grant. This makes it nearly impossible to determine dates of the various divisions. Accordingly, dates on fiche titles may not be correct. For alphabetical lists of proprietors of, perhaps, 1704, see pages 88-124. Note, also, land grants of 1732/3 on fiche 138.

Proprietors Records [1686-1728/9], pp 1-63

FICHE 73

Proprietors Records [1701-1705], pp 64-123

FICHE 74

Proprietors Records [1708-1724], pp 124-183

FICHE 75

Proprietors Records [1715-1740], pp 184-224

FICHE 76

Proprietors Records [1686], pp 1-19

FICHE 76

Proprietors Records 1655, 1684-1694, 1702-1735/6; pp 20-73

FICHE 77

Newbury Proprietor Records 1739-1828. About 129 pages.

This book contains records as early as 1724/5. Regarding the date provided for proprietors of the third pasture, Richard Dole is linked to 1730 land in the book below, and many persons listed (or others with the same name) seem to be in Newbury about that time; two notable exceptions are Widow Bathsheba Knight who died 1705, and Mr. [John] Spencer who returned to England about 1640.

Proprietors Meetings 1738/9-1806, pp 1-[57]

FICHE 78

Proprietors Meetings 1806-1828, 1724/5-1726; pp [58-72, 77-84]

FICHE 79

Quakers 1756, p [75]

FICHE 79

Land Divisions 1-4 in 1725, pp [85-113]

FICHE 79

Proprietors of Third Pasture [1730], A-W; pp [114-117]

FICHE 79

Proprietors of Third Pasture [1730], W; p [118]

FICHE 72

Proprietors Meetings 1729-1736, pp [119-129]

FICHE 72

Newbury [& Newburyport History of Common & Undivided Lands Conveyed by Deed 1670-1825]. Recorded 1828. About 40 pages. Identifies proprietors and their heirs, sometimes through several generations; e.g., it traces deeds for [& heirs of] land of Francis Thurlow from 1696-1796; and tracks four generations of Thurstons--from Daniel, through John and Benjamin, to Benjamin, a resident of Ohio after 1808.

Heirs of Common & Undivided Lands 1670-1825

FICHE 80

Newbury Collector Book 1727-1762. About 187 pages. 8 ½ x 13 x 3 inches, tan box.

Town Receipts & Payments 1727/8-1733/4, pp 1-28

FICHE 81

Town Receipts & Payments 1733/4-1740/1, pp 29-58

FICHE 82

Town Receipts & Payments 1739/40-1745/6, pp 59-88

FICHE 83

Town Receipts & Payments 1745/6-1752, pp 89-118

FICHE 84

Town Receipts & Payments 1753-1757, pp 119-147

FICHE 85

Town Receipts & Payments 1756-1762, pp 148-168

FICHE 86

Town Accounts 1734-1745; pp [177-181, 183]

FICHE 86

New Residents & Warnings Out abt 1742-1754; pp [182, 184]

FICHE 86

Town Payments 1752-1758, pp [186-187]

FICHE 95

Newbury Treasurer’s Book 1764 [-1794]. #31. About 198 pages.

Town Accounts 1764-1777, pp 1-25

FICHE 87

Town Accounts 1769-1782, pp 26-51

FICHE 88

Town Accounts 1774-1785, pp 53-77

FICHE 89

Town Accounts 1778-1782, pp 78-101

FICHE 90

Town Accounts 1780-1788, pp 102-127

FICHE 91

Town Accounts 1781-1789, pp 128-154

FICHE 92

Town Accounts 1786-1794, pp 155-[195]

FICHE 93

Town Poor 1769-1772, 1778-1779; pp [196-198]

FICHE 95

Newbury [Town Payments 1802-1811]. About 70 pages.

Town Payments 1802-1809, pp [1-49]

FICHE 94

Town Payments 1809-1811, pp [50-70]

FICHE 95

Newbury [Tax] Invoice for 1792. About 38 pages

Tax Assessments 1792, pp [1-38]

FICHE 96

Newbury [Tax] Invoice for 1793. About 56 pages.

Tax Assessments 1793, pp [1-53]

FICHE 97

Tax Calculations 1793, pp [54-56]

FICHE 96

Newbury [Tax] Invoice for 1795. About 64 pages.

Tax Assessments 1795, pp [1-55]

FICHE 98

Tax Assessments 1795, pp [56-64]

FICHE 99

Newbury [Tax] Invoice 1796. About 31 pages.

Tax Assessments 1796, pp [1-19]

FICHE 99

Tax Assessments 1796, pp [20-31]

FICHE 100

Newbury [Tax] Invoice for 1798. About 26 pages.

Assessments for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Byfield Parishes.

Tax Assessments 1798, pp [1-9]

FICHE 100

Tax Assessments 1798, pp [10-26]

FICHE 101

Newbury Tax Valuations 1798. About 10 pages.

Property Descriptions & Valuations 1798, pp [12-15, 53-60]

FICHE 102

Newbury [Tax] Invoice in the Year 1800, First Parish. About 30 pages.

Tax Valuations 1800, pp [1-9]

FICHE 102

Tax Valuations 1800, pp [10-30]

FICHE 103

Newbury [Tax Records 1801]. About 15 pages.

Though these records reference the estates of Ednah Rogers and Timothy Pilsbury (who left widow Rebeckah), no death for either is found in the printed vital records.

Tax Valuations 1801, pp [1-15]

FICHE 104

Newbury Tax Bill; Invoice for the Year 1801... First Parish. About 27 pages.

Tax Valuations 1801, pp [1-4]

FICHE 104

Tax Valuations 1801, pp [5-27]

FICHE 105

Newbury Tax Bill 1802. About 25 pages.

Tax Valuations 1802, pp [1-24]

FICHE 106

Tax Calculations 1802, p [25]

FICHE 105

Newbury Tax Bill 1803. About 30 pages.

First, Second, Third, Fourth and Byfield parishes.

Tax Valuations 1803, pp [1-24]

FICHE 107

Tax Valuations 1803, pp [24-30]

FICHE 108

Newbury [Tax Assessments 1804]. About 29 pages.

Tax Valuations 1804, pp [1-14]

FICHE 108

Tax Valuations 1804, pp [15-29]

FICHE 109

Newbury Tax Bill 1806. About 28 pages.

Tax Valuations 1806, pp [1-9]

FICHE 109

Tax Valuations 1806, pp [10-28]

FICHE 110

Newbury Tax Bill 1807. About 30 pages.

Tax Valuations 1807, pp [1-24]

FICHE 111

Tax Valuations 1807, pp [25-30]

FICHE 112

Newbury Tax Bill for 1808. About 34 pages.

Tax Valuations 1808, pp [1-14]

FICHE 112

Tax Valuations 1808, pp [15-34]

FICHE 113

Newbury Tax Bill 1809. About 36 pages.

Tax Valuations 1809, pp [1-24]</