Essex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when it ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires."
On April 12, 1674, Daniel and Sarah took the covenant of the church.
Their children were:
Daniel Warner (1671),
Sarah Warner Kimball (1673, married Joseph Kimball), Philemon Warner (1675, married Abigail Tuttle),
John Warner (1677),
Mercy Warner How (1676, married Israel Howe),
Rebecca Warner (1679, died young),
twins Dane and William Warner (1680, died young), and
William Warner (1682, died young)
He died on November 24, 1696. Daniel was the administrator of his father's estate. Sarah received £44 in money. Philemon received, half the house lot in Ipswich, and the shop adjoining it which his father had built. John's guardian and uncle , John Dane, received the other half of the house and the lot adjoining his uncle Edmund Heard's lot, also marsh and woodland. Mercy's guardian, Philemon Dane, received money. Daniel agreed to support his mother, Sarah and probably the farm at Pine Swamp.
Sarah died December 28, 1701.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.
