Two-thirds of a pew? [Sparhawk Series #5] Traditional Cache
Nildran: Leaving Boston and archiving the series.
Two-thirds of a pew? [Sparhawk Series #5]
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BYOP. Find the cache. Cover the cache! Avoid the muggles. Think about 2/3 of a pew. Learn about Nathaniel Sparhawk, whose surname graces a nearby road, and his family history. It's a small cache container near a busy street at sea level with easy terrain. Park and grab it, yo! Be ver-ry careful about where you park.
Note: Please cover the cache when finished! Nathaniel Sparhawk IV died in the Revolution in 1777, leaving his estate considerably in debt and to be divided between his wife and seven children. Nathaniel’s wife Hannah was left one share of his real estate, 60 pounds and a chaise, along with the right to keep it in the “chaise house”. Son John was to receive two shares and the homestead, provided he settled there and paid the debts. If he declined the homestead, it was to go to his son Nathaniel. In any case, Nathaniel was to receive one share, as did Noah, Blake, Lydia, Edward and Catherine.
On November 28, 1789 (twelve years after her husband’s death) the estate was sold at public auction: “part of the homestead of said deceased, 2/3 of a good dwelling house and barn, and about 40 acres of excellent land consisting of mowing, orcharding and tilling.” There was also 8 acres of wetland on the Charles River, 2/3 of a pew in the meetinghouse, and unimproved land in Sudbury, Canada, and in Maine on the Androscoggin River.
Note: What do you do with 2/3 of a pew? And what happened to the other 1/3 of the pew?! Congrats to foragess for FTF!
This short series of geocaches will highlight aspects of Nathaniel Sparhawk, whose family and legacy started this area of Boston, now known as Brighton.
Information from: The Sparhawk House: Study Report. Boston Landmarks Commission, Environment Department, City of Boston. http://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/Sparhawk House Study Report_tcm3-17379.pdf
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