Bruce wrote: > This all has the aroma of merchants and trade, shipping and warehouses; > although William's land was a small parcel to be sure. A warehouse? I am extremely puzzled by this speculation that the property might have been a warehouse. The description speaks clearly enough: > William Carpenter the three messuages he holds, A messuage is a dwelling house. In other words, there were three houses on this lot, which would leave little room for other buildings, beyond the usual chicken coops, cow sheds, and whatnot. John Chandler