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- Stephen Hussey was born in 1632 and died at Nantucket in 1718, leavin, s even children. His wife was Martha, daughter of William Bunker. He rece ived a good education and naturally took to law. Although it is not kno wn that he was an admitted attorney. From the date when the Court recor ds begin to his death there was seldom a session when he was not party o r attorney. He lived in continual turmoil, although, singular to relate , he was one of the petitioners for a Friends Meeting, but he engaged i n litigation with some of the members and was disowned in 1717. He was a m aster mariner, and sailed between Nantucket, Boston and New York. He wa s three times a constable and once selectman and assessor. He was convi cted of smuggling ten gallons of rum, and his ten reasons of appeal sho w a very ingenious mind. He never failed to assert that
justice could not be had on Nantucket because neither Judge nor Jury we re entirely impartial.
He acquired the interest of his father, Robert Pike and others, and was t he largest land owner of his day The house lots assigned to Christopher H ussey and Robert Pike were on the west side of Trott's Swamp, but Steph en Hussey built three houses for himself and family one on Federal stre et near Chestnut, another at Monomov and a third at Shimmoo. "
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Stephen Hussey was born in 1632 and died at Nantucket in 1718, leavin, s e ven children. His wife was Martha, daughter of William Bunker. He rece i ved a good education and naturally took to law. Although it is not kno w n that he was an admitted attorney. From the date when the Court recor d s begin to his death there was seldom a session when he was not party o r a ttorney. He lived in continual turmoil, although, singular to relate , h e was one of the petitioners for a Friends Meeting, but he engaged i n l itigation with some of the members and was disowned in 1717. He was a m a ster mariner, and sailed between Nantucket, Boston and New York. He wa s t hree times a constable and once selectman and assessor. He was convi ct ed of smuggling ten gallons of rum, and his ten reasons of appeal sho w a v ery ingenious mind. He never failed to assert that
justice could not be had on Nantucket because neither Judge nor Jury we r e entirely impartial.
He acquired the interest of his father, Robert Pike and others, and was t h e largest land owner of his day The house lots assigned to Christopher H u ssey and Robert Pike were on the west side of Trott's Swamp, but Steph e n Hussey built three houses for himself and family one on Federal stre e t near Chestnut, another at Monomov and a third at Shimmoo. "
https://archive.org/stream/nantucketlandsla01wort/nantucketlandsla01wor t _djvu.txt
Stephen Hussey was born in 1632 and died at Nantucket in 1718, leavin, s even children. His wife was Martha, daughter of William Bunker. He rece ived a good education and naturally took to law. Although it is not kno wn that he was an admitted att orney. From the date when the Court recor ds begin to his death there was seldom a session when he was not party o r attorney. He lived in continual turmoil, although, singular to relate , he was one of the petitioners for a Friends Meeting, but h e engaged i n litigation with some of the members and was disowned in 1717. He was a m aster mariner, and sailed between Nantucket, Boston and New York. He wa s three times a constable and once selectman and assessor. He was convi cted of smugglin g ten gallons of rum, and his ten reasons of appeal sho w a very ingenious mind. He never failed to assert that
justice could not be had on Nantucket because neither Judge nor Jury we re entirely impartial.
He acquired the interest of his father, Robert Pike and others, and was t he largest land owner of his day The house lots assigned to Christopher H ussey and Robert Pike were on the west side of Trott's Swamp, but Steph en Hussey built three house s for himself and family one on Federal stre et near Chestnut, another at Monomov and a third at Shimmoo. "
https://archive.org/stream/nantucketlandsla01wort/nantucketlandsla01wor t_djvu.txt
Stephen Hussey was born in 1632 and died at Nantucket in 1718, leavin, s e ven children. His wife was Martha, daughter of William Bunker. He rece i ved a good education and naturally took to law. Although it is not kno w n that he was an admitte d attorney. From the date when the Court recor d s begin to his death there was seldom a session when he was not party o r a ttorney. He lived in continual turmoil, although, singular to relate , h e was one of the petitioners for a Friends Meetin g, but he engaged i n l itigation with some of the members and was disowned in 1717. He was a m a ster mariner, and sailed between Nantucket, Boston and New York. He wa s t hree times a constable and once selectman and assessor. He was convi ct e d of smuggling ten gallons of rum, and his ten reasons of appeal sho w a v ery ingenious mind. He never failed to assert that
justice could not be had on Nantucket because neither Judge nor Jury we r e entirely impartial.
He acquired the interest of his father, Robert Pike and others, and was t h e largest land owner of his day The house lots assigned to Christopher H u ssey and Robert Pike were on the west side of Trott's Swamp, but Steph e n Hussey built three ho uses for himself and family one on Federal stre e t near Chestnut, another at Monomov and a third at Shimmoo. "
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1632 - 1718 (85 years)
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