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The Norwich and Providence post-road was made a turnpike in 1794.
The Norwich and Woodstock road, extending from Norwich to the Massachusetts line, was made a turn- pike in 1801, and discontinued in 1846, the company having made no dividends for six years.
The turnpike from Norwich through Salem to Es- sex on the Connecticut River, commonly called the Essex turnpike, was established in 1827, and relin- quished about 1860.
The Shetucket Turnpike Company, to maintain a road through Preston, Griswold, Voluntown, and Sterling, to the east boundary, was incorporated 1829.
This company continued in operation more than thirty years, paying yearly on its capital of $11,000 a small dividend averaging 1} per cent. In 1861 the franchise was surrendered to the towns of Preston, Griswold, and Voluntown for the sum of $1375.
A company was incorporated in 1841, for the con- struction of a railroad from Norwich to the Connecti- cut River, called the Norwich and Lyme Railroad Company. In 1851 the Norwich and Westbrook Rail- road Company was incorporated to effect the same object by a different route. Nothing was done by either company beyond the forming of plans and making of surveys.
Norwich and Worcester Railroad .- This road was chartered in 1832, as the Boston, Norwich and New London Railroad Company ; capital, $1,000,000.
In 1836 the corporate name was changed to Nor- wich and Worcester Railroad Company, and the capi- tal has since been increased to $2,825,000.
Officers since 1836 : Presidents-William C. Gilman, Charles W. Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Dan Tyler, John C. Holland, Joel W. White, Augustus Brewster, Alba F. Smith, Francis H. Dewey.
James T. Richards was secretary and treasurer two years. The present secretary is Edward T. Clapp. Col. George L. Perkins has been treasurer of the company since 1838, a period of forty-four years. The present superintendent is P. St. M. Andrews.
The construction of this road was commenced Nov. 18, 1835, and it was completed and in operation in March, 1840. It extends from Norwich to Worcester, with a branch from Norwich to Allyn's Point. It is
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at present leased to the New York and New England Railroad Company, who also operate and own a con- trolling interest in the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad, which extends through the towns of Sprague and Lisbon.
The New London Northern Railroad .- This road was chartered as the New London, Willimantic and Springfield Railroad Company in May, 1847. In the following year the name was changed to New London, Willimantic and Palmer Railroad, and opened to Willimantic in September, 1849, and to Palmer in 1850. The road was subsequently sold on foreclosure, and reorganized as the New London Northern in 1859.
The Amherst and Belchertown Railroad Company was chartered in May, 1851, and the road opened from Palmer to Amherst in May, 1853. It was sold ou fore- closure Oct. 14, 1858, and reorganized as the Amherst, Belchertown and Palmer, November 23d, same year. The road was purchased by the New London Northern Railroad Company in March, 1864, and extended to its present terminus in 1867. The road is leased by the Central Vermont Railroad Company. It is one hundred and ten miles in length, with 16.90 miles of sidings. The present officers are : Robert Coit, presi- dent; J. A. Southard, secretary ; George W. Bentley, general superintendent; M. R. Moran, general ticket agent ; Charles F. Spaulding, general freight agent.
The New York, Providence and Boston Rail- road enters this county at Westerly, and extends westward through the towns of Stonington and Gro- ton to New London. This road is a consolidation of
the New York and Stonington Railroad Company, which was chartered in May, 1843, and the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company, which was chartered in 1832. The main line was opened Nov. 10, 1837. In December, 1859, the company leased the New London and Stonington Railroad, which was chartered in May, 1852, and opened Dec. 30, 1858, for five years, at the expiration of which time they purchased that line. The total length of the road is 62.50 miles. The company owns two steam ferry-boats, the "Thames River" and "Groton," which ply between Groton and New London. The officers are as follows: Samuel D. Babcock, president; D. S. Babcock, vice-president; Henry Morgan, treas- urer; A. R. Langeley, Jr., acting secretary ; A. S. Mathews, chief engineer; J. B. Gardner, superinten- dent; F. B. Noyes, general ticket agent; Silas F. Ward, assistant superintendent.
The Shore-Line Railroad extends from New Haven to New London, fifty miles, passing through the towns of Old Lyme, East Lyme, and Waterford, in this county. It was chartered as the New Haven and New London Railroad Company in May, 1848, and opened in July, 1852. It was leased to the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, Nov. 1, 1870, and is now operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford.
The Colchester Railroad extends from Colchester to Turnerville, a distance of about three and one- half miles, and is operated by the Boston and New York Air-Line Railroad. E. S. Day, of Colchester, is president.
CHAPTER VIII.
POPULATION AND SCHOOL STATISTICS.
POPULATION .*
TOWNS.
1756.
1774.
1782.
1800.
1810.
1820.
1830.
1840.
1850.
1860.
1870.
1880.
New London.
3171
5888 7327
5688 7325
5150
3238
3330
43335
5519
8,991
10,115
9,576
10,529
Norwich
72 39
10,265
14,048
16,653
22,141
Bozrah
1067
867
1,216
984
1,155
Colchester.
2312
3258
3165
3163
2697
2152
2068
2101
2,468
2,862
3,383
2,974
East Lyme
1,38ł
1,506
1,506
1,731
Franklin.
1210
1161
1161
1196
1000
895
2,358
731+
686
Groton ..
2869
4208 3950
3823 3950
3652
2580
2719
2555
2194
1,901
2,174
2,211
1,845
Lisbon ..
1158
1128
1159
1161
1052
9.38
1,262
592+
630
Lyme ...
2956
4088
3796
4380
4321
4069
40×4
285+汁
2,668
1,246+
1,181
1,025
Montville.
2233
2187
1951
1964
1990
1,848
1,913
1,759
1,769
North Stonington
2524
2624
2840
2269
1,936
1,304
1,362
1,387
Preston
2018
2338
2287
3440
3284
1899
1935
1727
1,842
2,092
2,161
2.519
Saleni.
959
811
764
830
717
574
Spragne.
3518
5412 1501
5245 1501
5437 1119
3043
3056
3397
3898
5,431
5,827
6,313
7.353
Volnurown
1016
1116
1304
1185
1.064
1,055
1.052
1,186
Waterford
2185
2239
2463
2329
2,259
2,555
2,482
2,701
2963
3.745
4,450
5,124
5,17
Ledyard
5540
3476
3528
3634
5161
2212
2165
2,065
2,217
2,575
2,745
4302
4451
4664
4801
Lebanon
3274
1871
1,558
1.615
2,14[
2,495
2.666
Old Lyme.
3,463
3,207
Stonington
934
960
1083
1073
1412
Griswold.
1,392
1,373
* In this table the census from 1756 to 1800, inclusive, is by colonial and"State authority. A State census was taken in 1790, but the towns in New London County were so blended in giving the result that only the total, 33.200, can be given definitely.
Lebanon was part of Windham County from 1726 to 1824, but is included as in Voluntown, which was part of the same county until after the census of 1880.
+ Town divided.
1869
1053
1048
POPULATION AND SCHOOL STATISTICS.
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HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
SCHOLARS.
TEACHERS.
TOWNS.
Grand List, 1879.
Number of
Enumera-
tion, Jan.,
Registered.
Average Attend.
Male.
Female.
Wages, Month.
W.
S.
Over 16.
Private
Schools.
In no
School.
W.
S.
W.
S.
W.
S.
Male.
Female.
New London.
$6.531,594
1
2,089
1,779
1,727
73
53
42
1,306
1,361
3
3
38
38 $120.00
$38.03
Norwich Town
1
331
234
236
6
10
17
183
178
1
1
5
4
110.00
36,00
Central
1,507
1,086
1,095
18
122
181
962
980
3
3
31
31
150.00
47.81
W. Chelsea.
1
927
702
675
4
23
53
519
540
3
3
17
17
56.67
35.59
other districts
9
1,234
1,496
1,376
23
192
347
405
2,859
12
82
83
87.85
39.15
Bozralı
557,281
7
278
241
1×2
15
2
35
175
125
3
1
co
5
31.54
29.44
Colchester.
1,395,209
12
611
498
452
36
4
17
392
351
7
2
10
15
48.22
26.63
East Lyme.
564,318
9
428
359
254
24
37
30
255
187
7
3
8 -1 00
23.50
19.45
Groton
2,122,059
11
1,110
917
776
64
45
47
711
584
5
10
14
44.84
28.85
Ledyard ..
521,949
14
325
307
201
39
0
23
236
12
0
2
13
23.89
13.08
288,291
5
86
94
76
9
10
28
152
122
4
2
5
23.89
20.72
Montville
1,055,995
12
622
476
443
31
9
61
347
300
4
2
10
12
45.83
27.49
North Stonington
741,516
15
382
347
303
26
2
52
15
194
4
0
4
8
25,10
17.59
Preston
870,288
12
627
571
458
36
11'
23
432
10
3
7
13
26.77
20.15
Salem
271,457
8
144
128
80
13
1
14
92
57
1
5
7 24.43
20,17
Sprague.
1,196,677
5
1,030
317
271
23
413
284
260)
191
4
3
5
6 65.65
28.67
Stonington
4,851,163
17
1,641
1,275
1,160
36
85
110
977
883
11
7
23
26
50.71
33.14
Waterford
1,003,788
11
596
509
447
23
11
48
367
311
6
1
7
12
35.43
28.97
Twenty towns.
$38,823,749
203
16,772
12,753
11,323
604 1,104
1,272
9,840 8,725
140
50
232 315
$46.33
$31.31
RECEIPTS.
EXPENSES.
TOWNS.
School Town Fund, etc. Deposit.
Local Funds.
Town Tax.
District Tax.
Volunt'y Contrib.
Other Sources.
Total.
Teachers' Wages.
Total.
New London
$4,804.70
$560.66 $2,862.00 $15,400.00
$194.80
$23,822.16
$18,066.00
*$24,208.57
Norwich Town.
761.30
52.84
1,045.91
$1,206.90
245.69
3,312.64
2,746.00
3,175.85
3,466.10
240.59
4,360.95
16,638.00
75.00
24,780.64
19,665.40
*24,592.33
2,132 10
148.00
2,810.22
6,126.62
35.50
11,252.44
7,105,20
*11,252.44
5,138.20
356.65
6,982.92
9,157.31
$15.00
307.89
21,957.97
13,894.21
*21,144.89
11,497.70
798.08
15,200.00
33,128,83
15.00
664.08
61,303.69
43,410.81
*60,165.51
Bozrah
639.40
166.50
673.69
87,31
1,566.90
1,328.07
1,566.90
Colchester.
1,405.30
229.50
10,00
3,654.08
16.98
31.80
5,347 66
5,001.86
*5,419 54
East Lyme
984.40
24.00
133.90
1,137.23
1,490.00
15,00
63.42
3,847.95
2,014.87
*3,427.48
Franklin
324.30
127.47
243.95
542.60
100.00
12.00
1,350.32
1,127 00
1,350.32
Griswold
1,504.20
340.86
30.00
2,504.29
1,236.57
300.00
60.56
9,876.85
6,450.54
*10,306.22
Lebanon
945.30
384.71
97.79
1,673.08
41.36
111.12
3,253.36
2,790.34
3,232 84
Ledyard
747.50
322.69
57.04
661.76
194.34
1,983.33
1,742.02
1,983.33
Lisbon
197.80
83.15
22.85
529.75
441.10
4.63
1,253.70
1,151.43
1,253.70
Montville
1,430,60
303.88
1,908.50
866.91
20,00
20.00
4,549.89
3,704.53
*4,407.16
North Stonington
878,60
395.28
53.29
1,433.61
144.17
30.00
2,934.95
2,535.33
2,934.95
Preston
1,442 10
186.80
61.70
2,080.83
2,008.28
12.75
63.00
3,674,80
2,670.24
*3,895.63
Stonington
3,774 30
528.15
6,053.71
4,999.62
19.50
165.26
15,540.54
13,240.91
*15,966.22
Waterford
1,370.80
365.00
1,679.73
151.69
25.00
35.60
3,627.82
2,989.13
*3,662.29
$38,575.60 $5,996.69 $3,572.52 $61,181.04 $46,861.20 $890.49
$1,415.83 $158,493.37
$118,330.71
*$156,347.06
7
141
120
86
8
5
6
97
65
4
0
8
1
8
15
35,34
30.91
Lebanon
1,103,172
16
411
372
257
43
12
41
291
202
12
1
3
14
4
21.88
22.22
Lynie
302,381
7
244
197
166
13
215
12
4
3
10
26.29
20.03
Old Lyme.
459,248
9
354
271
207
26
5
16
363
293
145 54
2
0
29
31 68.67
32.68
complete
13,431,430
12
4,999
3,518
3,382
51
Franklin
Griswold.
1,246,742
14
654
457
395
29.08
18.73
Lisbon
0
65
27
269
1.096
7
2,794
14
3
34.50
20.90
309,191
1
Districts.
1880.
Old Lyme ...
814.20
221.00
289.80
1,325.00
1,200.00
1,445.00
Salem
331 20
147.78
526.29
913.41
1,005.27
Sprague.
2,369.00
154.05
650.28
425.72
1.005.27
3,657.95
*4,865.40
Groton
2,553.00
410.36
4,140.71
2,412.22
833.55
721.95
833 55
Lyme ..
561.20
246.77
5,779.71
3,614.32
4,417.18
1
* Including money for new school-houses, and for libraries and apparatus.
Central
West Chelsea.
other districts.
complete
5,615.92
3
15
134 351
10
174 1,195
137
NEW LONDON.
CHAPTER IX.
NEW LONDON.
Geographical - Topographical -The Founder of New London-John Winthrop the Younger-The First Grant-Fisher's Island-Govern- ment Commission for the Founding of New London-Naming the Town-Home-Lots-The Town Plot-The Removal of Winthrop-In- itial Events-The First Birth, Marriage, and Death-Indian Troubles -Fortifications-Early Dissensions-Patent of New London.
THE town of New London lies in the southern part of the county, and is bounded as follows : on the north by Waterford ; on the east by New London Harbor, which separates it from Groton; on the south by Long Island Sound; and on the west by Waterford. It is the smallest town in area in the State, the town and city limits being identical.
The Founder of New London .- To John Win- throp the younger is ascribed the honor of having been the founder of New London. It seems that he entered into the project with the same zeal which marked the advent of Maj. Pyncheon at Springfield, Roger Ludlow at Fairfield, and other intrepid pio- neers, who have left imperishable records of their enterprise and wisdom.
The first grant to Winthrop was of Fisher's Island, by the State of Massachusetts, Oct. 7, 1640. That State, however, reserved the right of Connecticut, provided the island should be decided to belong to that colony. Under date April 9, 1641, the General Court of Con- necticut, upon application from Mr. Winthrop for a clearer title to the island, answered as follows :
" April 9, 1641.
" Upon Mr. Winthrop's motion to the Court for Fysher's Island, it is . the mind of the Court that so far as it hinders not the public good of the country, either for fortifying for defence, or setting up a trade for fish- ing or salt, and such like, he shall have liberty to proceed therein."
In 1664, Fisher's Island was included in the patent of New York, and in 1668, Governor Nichols, of New York, confirmed to him the possession of the island by patent bearing date March 28, 1668. By this pat- ent it was declared to be "an entire enfranchised township, manor, and place of itself, in no wise sub- ordinate or belonging into, or dependent upon, any riding, township, place, or jurisdiction whatever."
It seems, however, that Mr. Winthrop was in no haste to occupy his grant, for it was not until 1644, three years after its confirmation by Connecticut, that he located upon the island. In the opening of that year he commenced improvements, and on June 28, 1644, he obtained a grant from Massachusetts of a "plantation at or near Pequot for iron-works."
This location was thus described by Capt. Stough- ton in 1637, while here on his expedition against the Pequots. After noting the absence of meadows and stating that the uplands were good, he says,-
"Indeed, were there no better, 'twere worthy the best of us, the up- land being, as I judge, stronger land than the bay upland.
" But if you would enlarge the state and provide for the poor servants of Christ that are yet unprovided (which I esteem a worthy work), I must speak my conscience. It seems to me God hath much people to bring hither, and the place is too strait [i. e., the settlements in the Bay],
most think. And if so, then considering, Ist, the goodness of the land; 2d, the fairness of the title; 3d, the neighborhood to Connecticut; 4th, the good access that may be thereto, wherein it is before Connecticut, etc .; and 5th, that an ill neighbor may possess it, if a good do not,-I should readily give it my good word, if any good souls have a good liking to it."
The " neighborhood to Connecticut" mentioned by Capt. Stoughton meant the plantations on the river. Pequot was not a part of it.
In the summer of 1645, Mr. Winthrop had become an actual settler of the plantation at Pequot, and was engaged in " clearing up the land and laying out the new plantation." He was assisted in the enter- prise by Thomas Peters, a Puritan clergyman from Cornwall, England, who had been chaplain to Mr. Fenwick and the garrison of the fort at Saybrook.
As an evidence that Mr. Winthrop was here in 1645, is a letter written by Roger Williams, under date June 22, 1645. " For his honored, kind friend, Mr. John Winthrop, at Pequot-These." The letter closes with these words, " Loying salutes to your dear- est and kind sister." The lady referred to was Mr. Winthrop's sister, Mrs. Margaret Lake. Here, then, we have conclusive evidence that three pioneers were on the grounds of the new plantation in 1645. In ad- dition to the above, there were, doubtless, others here at the same time, for in 1645 the meadow at Lower Mamacock was mowed by Robert Hempstead, Upper Mamacock by John Stebbins and Isaac Willey, and at Fog-plain by Cary Latham and Jacob Waterhouse. Thomas Miner and William Morton were doubtless also among the band of pioneers who commenced im- provements here in 1645.
Government Commission for the Founding of New London .- The following order of the General Court, recognizing the settlement in the "Pequot Country," was made under date of May 6, 1646 :
" At a General Court held at Boston, 6th of May, 1646. Whereas, Mr. John Winthrop, Jun., and some others have, by allowance of this Court, begun a plantation in the Pequot country, which appertains to this jurisdiction as part of our proportion of the conquered country; and whereas, this court is informed that some Indians who are now planted upon the place where the said plantation is begun are willing to remove from their planting-ground for the more quiet and convenient settling of the English there, so that they may have another convenient place appointed; it is therefore ordered that Mr. John Winthrop may appoint unto such Indians as are willing to remove, their lands on the other side; that is, on the east side of the Great River of the Peqnot country, or some other place for their convenient planting and subsistence, which may be to the good liking and satisfaction of the said Indians, and likewise to such of the Pequot Indians as shall desire to live there, submitting them- selves to the English government, &c.
" And whereas, Mr. Thomas Peters is intended to inhabit in the said plantation, this Court doth think fit to join him to assist the said Mr. Winthrop, for the better carrying on the work of said plantation. A true copy," &c .- New London Records, Book vi.
The elder Winthrop records the commencement of the plantation under date of June, 1646 :
" A plantation was this year begun at Pequod river by Mr. John Win- throp, Jun , [and] Mr. Thomas Peter, a minister (brother to Mr. Peter, of Salent), and [at] this Court power was given to them two for ordering and governing the plantation till further order, although it was uncer- tain whether it would fall within our jurisdiction or not, because they of Connecticut challenged it by virtue of a patent from the king, which
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was never showed 118." " It mattered not much to which jurisdiction it did belong, seeing the confederation made all as one ; but it was of great concernment to have it planted, to be a curb to the Indians."1
The uncertainty with respect to jurisdiction hung at first like a cloud over the plantation. The sub- ject was discussed at the meeting of the commission- ers at New Haven, in September, 1646. Massachu- setts claimed by conquest, Connecticut by patent, purchase, and conquest. The record says,-
"It was remembered that in a treaty betwixt them at Cambridge, in 1638, not perfected, a proposition was made that Pequot river, in refer- ence to the conquest, should be the bunuids betwixt tuem, but Mr. Fen- wick was not then there to plead the patent, neither had Connecticut then any title to those lunds by purchase or deed of gift from Uncus."
" The decision at this time was, that unless hereafter Massachusetts should show better title, the jurisdic- tion should belong to Connecticut. This issue did not settle the controversy. It was again agitated at the Commissioners' Court, held at Boston, in July, 1647, at which time Mr. Winthrop, who had been supposed to favor the claims of Massachusetts, ex- pressed himself as 'more indifferent,' but affirmed that some members of the plantation who had settled there, in reference to the government of Massachu- setts and in expectation of large privileges from that colony, would be much disappointed if it should be assigned to any other jurisdiction.
"The majority again gave their voice in favor of Connecticut, assigning this reason -'Jurisdiction goeth constantly with the patent.' 2
" Massachusetts made repeated exceptions to this decision. The argument was in truth weak, inas- much as the Warwick Patent seems never to have been transferred to Connecticut,-the colony being for many years without even a copy of that instru- ment. The right from conquest was the only valid foundation on which she could rest hier claim, and here her position was impregnable.
"Mr. Peters appears to have been from the first as- sociated with Winthrop in the projected settlement, having a co-ordinate authority and manifesting an equal degree of zeal and energy in the undertaking. But his continuance in the country, and all his plans in regard to the new town, were cut short by a summons from home, inviting him to return to the guidance of his eminent flock in Cornwall. He left Pequot in the summer of 1646." 3
Mr. Winthrop, accompanied by his family and brother, Dean Winthrop, left Boston in October, 1646, and resided the first winter on Fisher's Island. The following summer, having erected a house on the " townplot" at New London, he removed his family to the new location comprising that part of the town afterwards known by the name of " Winthrop's Neck," now East New London.
"Stubens and Thomas Miner, for the yeare follow-
ing, to act in all towne affaires, as well in the disposing of lands as in other prudentiall occasions for the towne."
Voted that the Town be called London .- " The same day the inhabitants did consent and desier that the plantation may be called London."
It was also proposed that the town should be styled "Pequit Plantation, or London." The General Court declined to sanction the name chosen, and it con- tinued to be called by the Indian name Mameeug. The town, however, soon became known as Lon'on Town, or New Lon'on.
House-Lots .- The grantees of house-lots were thirty-six in number. The five lots after Winthrop's were probably John Gager, Cary Latham, Samuel Lothrop, John Stebbins, and Isaac Willey, whose homesteads lay northwest of Mr. Winthrop's, on the upper part of what are now William Street and Main Street.
"7. Jacob Waterhouse is granted by a general voate and joynt consent of the townsmen of Mameeug to have six ackers for an house-lot next to John Stubens, be it more or less."
Thomas Miner, William Bordman, William Mor- ton. These three were in the southwest part of the town plot, between Bream and Close Coves, covering what is now known as Shaw's Neck. Miner's lot was one of the earliest taken up in the plantation. Bord- man in a short time sold out to Morton, and left the place.4
" After these are William Nicholls, Robert Hemp- steed (whose lot is said to lie ' on the north side of his house between two little fresh streams'), Thomas Skid- more, John Lewis, Richard Post, Robert Bedell, John Robinson, Deane Winthrop, William Bartlett (on the cove called Close Cove ; this lot is dated in the margin 15th October, 1647), Nathaniel Watson, John Austin, William Forbes, Edward Higbie, Jarvis Mudge, An- drew Longdon ('at the top of the hill called Meet- ing-house Hill, by a little run of fresh water'), Wil- liam Hallett, Giles Smith, Peter Busbraw, James Bemis, John Fossecar, Consider Wood, George Chap- pell. After these the grants are recorded in a dif- ferent hand, and are of later date. Mr. Jonathan Brewster, Oct. 5, 1649. Thomas Wells, Peter Blatch- ford, Nathaniel Masters, all dated Feb. 16, '49-50.
" In the above list of grants, those which are crossed, or indorsed as forfeited, are Watson, Austin, Higbie, Mudge, Hallet, Smith, Busbraw, Fossecar, Wood, Chappell. Mudge and Chappell, however, settled in the town a little later.
" The list of cattle-marks in the writing of this first clerk, that is, before 1650, furnishes but sixteen names, viz., Winthrop, Morton, Aitkins, Waterhouse, Stebbins, Willey, Nicholls, Skidmore, Lothrop, Be- dell, Latham, Lewis, Hempsteed, Bordman, Gager, Miner, Bartlett. Mr. Brewster is next added same date, and the Cape Ann party.
1 Sav. Winthrop, vol. ii. p. 265.
2 Records of the United Colonies. (Hazard, vol. il.)
3 Miss Caulkins.
4 A William Boardman died a few years later at Guilford, leaving no issue. Ile was probably the same person. (Judd MS.)
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" Thomas Stanton's house-lot consisted of six acres on the bank, northeast of Brewster's. This locality might be now designated as fronting on Bank Street, north of Tilley, and extending back to Methodist Strect. Hesold it in 1657 to George Tongue. Robert Brookes had a house-lot given him, but forfeited it.
"Kempo Sybada, the Dutch captain, was accom- modated with a lot fronting on Mill Cove, the town street running through it, and extending west to the present Huntington Street. In later times it was Shapley property, and Shapley Street was cut through it. Next south was Thomas Doxey's lot, reaching to the present Federal Street, and still farther south the lots of Edward Stallion and Thomas Bayley (Bailey), extending nearly to State Street. Bayley's lot of three acres was granted in August, 1651. West of Stallion and Bayley was Peter Blatchford's lot, that had been laid out the previous year and was estimated at eight acres, but much encumbered with swamp and rock. Church Street now intersects this large lot, which had its front on State Street, extending east and west from Union to Meridian Streets.
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