{109 In 1680 Samuel Sewall wrote to his brother in England: "Brother Longfellow's father W'm. lives at Horsforth, near Leeds. Tell him bro. has a son William, a fine likely child, and a very good piece of land, and greatly wants a little stock to manage it. And that father has paid for him upwards of an hundred pounds to get him out of debt." In 1688 William Longfellow is entered upon the town records of Newbury as having "two houses, six plough-lands, meadows," etc. The year before, he had made a visit to his old home in Horsforth.} {110 This was the letter from the minister of the town inviting him:-- FALMOUTH, November 15, 1744. SIR,--We need a school-master. Mr. Plaisted advises of your being at liberty. If you will undertake the service in this place, you may depend upon our being generous and your being satisfied. I wish you'd come as soon as possible, and doubt not but you'll find things much to your content. Your humble ser't, THOS. SMITH. P. S. I write in the name and with the power of the selectmen of the town. If you can't serve us, pray advise us per first opportunity. The salary for the first year was £200, in a depreciated currency.} EDWARD LONGFELLOW, of Horsforth. | William, b. 1620; d. 1704. | -------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Nathan, William, Mary. Lucy. d. 1687. b. 1650; em. to America; Isabella. Martha. m. 10 Nov., 1676 to Anne Sewall; d. 31 Oct., 1690. | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | William. Stephen, Anne. Stephen (1), Elizabeth, Nathan. d. in b. 22 Sept., 1685; m. Benj. infancy. m. 13 Mar., 1713 to Woodman. Abigail Tompson; d. 17 Nov., 1764. | -------------------------------------------------------- | | |