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In 1627, when the Court ordered the undivided lands to be divided among the people, so that each person should have 20 acres, Mr. Bangs was one of the Surveyors, the others being, William Bradford, Edw. Winslow, John How- land, Francis Cook, and Joshua Pratt. He is in a list of freeman of Plymouth in 1633, and was taxed that year 12 shillings. In 1634-5, he was appointed to be one of the As- sessors, also in '35-6.
He and Stephen Hopkins were appointed in '37, with the Governor and Assistants to divide the meadow lands.
About this time he was often one of the Grand Jury. In '39, he was an Arbitrator between Samuel Gorton and Thos. Clarke. A Bark of 40 or 50 tons, to cost about £200, was to be built in 1641-2, and Mr. Bangs contributed one six-
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teenth of the money and superintended the building of it. Stephen Hopkins also contributed the same amount. This was probably the first vessel constructed in this country.
Edward removed to Eastham, and was one of the freeman there in 1643. His lands were in and near Satucket. He was surveyor of highways there in 1650.
In 1651, he signed a deed, which was recorded at Ply- · mouth Registry, Volume 1, page 209, and his wife writes her name ". Rebecca." He was Deputy of Eastham in '47, '50, '52, '63 and '64.
In '57, he was licensed as a trader at Eastham. In '59, the military armed and equipped for service. A troop of horse were to be raised in the county, and the town of East- ham was required to furnish three troopers. Of these Edw. Bangs and Thomas Paine, each agreed to find a man and horse for two years, at his own expense.
Mr. Bangs was for a long time engaged quite extensively in trade. He died in 1678. His children intermarried with the first families of the county. .
All the Bangses that ever I saw or heard of are descend- ants of this pilgrim of Eastham. I think his family name was originally Banks, from the fact, that his seal, of which I have a clear impression, affixed to the signature of his son Jonathan, in 1680, was a crest of Sir John Bankes of London, in the time of Charles I., viz., a Moor's head with a cap of maintenance, &c.
Seal of Jonathan Bangs; engraved by S. E. Brown, of Boston, from the original impression, made in 1680.
Sir John Bankes was son of John Bankes, merchant, and he probably adopted the ancient crest of his ancestors, accord- ing to the usual custom, as Edward Bangs had perhaps done before him. In England the name may never have been changed in its orthography, as it seems to have been here.
It is not at all likely that a Plymouth pilgrim, or his son equally Puritanical, would take the crest of a cavalier, es- pecially as they never wrote their name Bankes.
There are seven original seals on one document among my papers (besides that of Bangs,) one of which is T. C. used by Thomas Clarke, the pilgrim of 1623, another a regular coat of arms, stamped by Major John Freeman, 34garbs 2
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and 1 - crest, a garb and an antelopes's head on a wreath, the
Seal of Maj. John Freeman, from the original impres- sion on the old document of 1680.
wreath being on a helmet; the third a sort of Phoenix, which : all the others signers used, viz., Hopkins, Twining, Snow, Cole, and Rogers. The Bangs family are scattered over the country. Captain Joshua, great grandson of Edward, the pil- grim, removed to Maine, and his daughter Mehetabel married Gen. Preble of the Revolution. A son of Captain Joshua, named Thomas, born in 1713, married Mehetabel Stone, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Stone, and their son Thomas Stone Bangs of Harwich, was father of the late Rev. Nathan Bangs, D. D. of New York, Rev. Heman Bangs, D. D. of New Haven, Ct., Rev. John of St. Joseph's, M., Rev. Joseph, also of St. Josephs, and Elijah K. of Toronto, C. W., who in 1856, died at Philadelphia.
THE WINSLOWS.
Kenelm Winslow, (son of Kenelm of Marshfield, brother to Gov. Edw.) settled at Satucket about 1668. He married Mercy, daughter of Peter Warden of Yarmouth, and they had several children.
He died in 1715, leaving his homestead to his son Kenelm, who was born about 1667, and married Bethia Hall. dau. of Gershom and Bethia (Bangs) Hall, 5 Jan. 1689-90. This Kenelm second, of Satucket, was a clothier, and held the of- fice of Town Treasurer 3 years from 1707, and that of Rep- resentative in 1720. It was he that established the business of cloth-dressing here.
. He purchased the fulling mill . on Satucket River in 1699, of John Dillingham, Kenelm Winslow (his father), John Dil- lingham, Jr., and Joseph Wing, they transferring their right in the property to him on condition that he should keep it in working order.
He died 20 March, 1728-9, in the 62nd year of his age, His widow married Joseph Hawes of Yarmouth. The fol- lowing is the Inventory of his estate, which contains such a minute and circumstantial description of ancient household furniture, farming tools, prices, &c., that I deem it worth printing. I have the original document, but have corrected the spelling of words by Worcester's Dictionary.
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"An Inventory of the Estate of Mr. Kenelm Winslow, of Harwich now deceased, taken March 25th, 1729, by Judah Paddock, John Sears, and John Paddock :
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Item, his wearing apparel, £ s. d.
" a suit of dark-colored wool cloth, coat, jacket and breeches, 5 10 0
" a suit of dyed cloth coat, jacket and breeches, 4 00
" a great coat 50s., leather breeches 18s ; 3 linen shirts 30s. 4 18 0
2 wool shirts 20s , 3 caps 12s., 5 pairs of stock- ings 24s. 2 16 0
" an old coat and jacket 6s., 2 pairs of shoes 17s, a hat 18s.
2 1 0
" 2 silk handkerchiefs 9s., one muslin one 4s., a pair of gloves 3., . 0 16 0
" a pair of silver shoe buckles 11s., shirt buttons and buckle 5s., 0 16 0
" a wig 15s., a pair of spurs 4s., 2 silk handker- chiefs 2s.,
1 1 0
" mittens and garters 3s.
0 3 0
" a great bible 40s., little bible 4s., and the rest of the books. 60s., 5 4 0
" new cloth 9 yds. 3-4, at 9s. pr. yd. 87s. 9d 4 7 9
" 8 yds. of black worsted at 4s. 6d. pr. yd. 36s. a razor 4s.
2 00
" the best bed with the furniture belonging to the widow, that is, 3 pairs of sheets, 2 coverlids, one blanket, linen curtains, bed- stead, iron rods, pillows, 2 pillow cases, 1 bolster 30 00
" another bed to the widow, and furniture, 3 pairs of sheets, 2 coverlids, one blanket, blue curtains, bedstead, iron rods, 1 pillow, 2 cases, one bolster. 27 00
" a bed and bolster in the bedroom
7 00
" bedstead and cord 12s., a single bedstead 15s. 1 70
" a streaked rag coverlid 20s., a checked blanket 10s. 1 70
" a white blanket 8s., a truckle bedstead and cord and mat 14s. 1 2 0
" an old flock bed 8s., 3 pillows 35s., a checkered yellow coverlid 20s. 3 3 0
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" 1 bolster case 9s. 6 table cloths 43s. 6 towels 8s. 3 00
" 2 yds. new linen cloth 9s., 8 chairs 16s. 1 5 0
" 7 black chairs 4s. 6d. pr. 31s. 6d., a white chest 10s.
2 1 6
" a small box, leather cover 4s. a white table 10s. 0 14 0
" a jointstool 10s., lanthorn 3s., warming pan 7s. 1 00
" Bellows 4s., hour glass 18d., 3 candle sticks 4s. 0 9 6
" box iron and heaters 6s., a brush 12d., 2 combs 16d. 0 8 4
" 2 baskets 2s. 6d., a bill case 3s., 2 pocket books 2s., a slice 4s. 0 11 6
" a pair of tongs 6s., money scales 4s. 0 10 0
" salve galipots, with all the apothecary drugs 200
"" a syringe 3s., old pinchers and nippers 3s., poke mantle 9s. 0 15 0
" a flax comb 18s., 10 earthern plates 2s. 6d. 1 06
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" a piece of streaked new cloth 5s., an old pan- ncl 18d. 0 6 6
" an old pillion, a red pillion cloth 4s., a new pillion cloth 14s. 0 18 0
" an old saddle 8s., a bridle 6s., candles 6 lbs. at 6s., button mould 10s. 1 10 0
" 11 old trenchers 12d., ivory-hafted knife and fork 2s., white skin 2s. 6 4 6
" a line 18d., a part of a land compass 18d., awls 12d. 0 4 0
" a sawset 12d., 2 hives of becs 24s., Indian corn 200s. 11 50
" all of the fuel 20s., a grindstone with winch 10s., a spade 6s. 1 16 0
" 3 hoes 6s , 1 more table cloth 2s. 6d., cheese press 6s., a brake 4s. :0 18 6
" flax not dressed 30s., cider-press 4s., 3 shovels 3s. 1 17 0
" 2 forks 6s., 3 rakes 3s., 3 axes 15s., a mortise axe 3s. 1 7 0
" the old horse 60s., 3 swine 18s. pr., 54s., a speckled heifer 50s. 840
" 2 black heifers 60s. pr. comes to 120s , pair of oxen 270s. 19 10 0
" a bull and 2 yearlings 85s. 4 50
" a young calf 18s. 0 18 0
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" another checkered coverlid 16s., a red rug 4s., a checkered blanket 10s. 1 10 0
" a pair of white blankets 16s., 11 pairs of tow sheets at 30s. pr. pair 17 60
" a pair of tow shees 24s., linen sheets 4 pairs at 35s. pr. pair 8 4 0
" a good coverlid 30s., the negroes' 3 coverlids, 1 blanket 64s. 4 14 0
" negroes' flock bed and bedstead 15s., cradle pillows and rug 11s. 1 60
" 13 napkins at 45s., 1 pillow case Gs., 2 more pillow cases 2s. 2 13 0
" a part of the quilting frames 2s., iron goose 6s. a pair of spectacles 14d. 0 92
" a silver porringer 70s., five silver spoons 150s. 11 0 0 " a looking glass 40s., andirons 40s. 4 00
" a round table 60s., a case of drawers 50s., best saddle and bridle 70s. 9 00
" 11 shillings in silver money, in bills of credit 50s., in pennies 4s. 1d. 3 50
" a cart and boxes and hoops 60s., a yoke of oxen 300s., 2 plows 45s. 20 50
" 3 ox chains 60s., 3 cops and pins 7s., horse gears with horse chains 10s. 3 17 0
" 2 ox yokes 15s., a horse 300s., 3 cows 350s. 33 5 0
" sheep 10s. pr. head, the number not known
" a negro man named Ceasar with his wife and 2 children 130 0 0.
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" 4 great bottles 10s., 3 small bottles 3s., a broken stone jug 2s. 0 15 0
" a small stone jug 18d., 2 jars 2s., 3 earthern pots 18d. 0 50
" 3 more earthern pots 3s., a small tub 18d., a pitcher ls., earthern bottle 6d. 0 6 0
" a dozen trenchers 2s., a mug 8d., meat fork 1s., a gill pot 1s. 0 4 8
" a half dozen knives with forks 8s., 1 earthern basin and cup 8d. 0 8 8
" a hoop box 14d., a dozen of pewter plates 28s., 3 large platters 36s. 3 5 2
' 1 small platter 7s., other pewter 15s , 1 cham- ber pot 6s. 1 8 0
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2 old chamber pots and other old pewter 10s., a tin tunnel 2s. 6d. 0 12 6
" a quart pot 2s., a brass mortar 10s., brass skim- mer 18d., linen yarn 26s. 3 19 6
" 7 skeins of blue worsted with other blue yarn and white, 10s. 0 10 0
" a stillyard 15s., a pair of shears 8d. 0 15 8
" an old chest 6s., a lawn sieve 3s., a small stone jug 8d., earthern cup 4d. 0 10 0
" a large trunk 18s., a small looking glass 4s., a wine glass 10d. 1 20
" 2 vinegar cruses 20d., a large punch bowl 3s., an earthern basin 8d. 0.55
." 3 speckled earthern plates 4s., earthern salt cellar 1s., gilt beacon 1s. 0 60
" a hooped box 14d., an earthern pot with suet 2s., a grater 6d.
0 38
" a large old chest in bedroom 10s., a squareish box 4s.
0 14 0
" more blue yarn 2s.6d., course tow yarn 10 3-4 lb., all 16.
0 18 6
" more yarn middlings 3 1-2 lbs. 7s., 3 wooden dishes 18d.
0 86
" 1 more dish 6d., ladle 6d., a half bushel 3s., scales, weights, all 3s.
0 70
" 2 water pails 2s., a frying pan 8s., 3 pudding pans 18d.
0 11 6
" 4 earthern platters 2s. 6d., 8 milk pans 5s., an old table 2s.
0 30
" the largest iron pot 12s., another iron pot 9s. 1 10 " an iron kettle 13s., a brass kettle 100s., a brass skillet 4s. 5 17 0
" a small joint-stool 2s., 3 keelers 4s , a meal trough 12s
0 18 0
" a churn 4s., a small mcal trough 2s., a peal 18d., a sieve 1s.
0 86
" all the bags 10s., a pair of looms 50s., other loom tackling 12s.
3 12 0
" corn sieves 3s., 2 woolen wheels 10s., & linen wheels 15s., 1 80
" 34lbs. of flax 18d pr. 51s., 11 lbs. of middlings 12d pr, 11s., 12 lbs. tow 6s. 3 80
" a small basket and the wool 4s., oats 30s, malt 6s.
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" rye 70s., beans 4s., flaxseed 12s., wheat 4s., flaxcomb 4s. 4 14 0
" an old sword 12d., aflaxcomb 10s., wool-cards 2., four hives 4s., 0 17 0
" iron fetters 5s., adze 3s., old iron 5s., old cask 7s., tennant saw 2s. 1 2 0
" sickles 6s., 2 scythes with sneds 12s., other old scythes 3s., rope 2s. 1 30
" baskets 3s., 2 pairs of iron wedges 6s., meat with tub and barrel 240s. 12 90
" molassas and barrel IOs., tub of fat 6s., pot and butter 10s. 1 60
" 2 tubs 6s., 3 barrels in the cellar with vinegar 20s , 2 jars 3s. 1 9 0
" beer barrel 3s., hogshead of ashes, a tub and old pot with soap fat 10s. 0 13 0
" tallow 6s. jar of sweet oil 6s. a crow of iron 11s. 1 30
59 15 6
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Total, 482 3 4
The last named Kenelm Winslow, had several children, one of whom was Kenelm, born about 1700, inherited his father's homestead, was a clothier, and held the office of Se- lectman 3 years and was a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum.
He married Zavia, or Zervia Ryder, in 1722, and had a large family. He died 28 June, 1783, at the age of 83 years. His son Kenelm, born about 1725, had the homestead, and married Mary, daughter of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Crosby) Hopkins, and widow of Isaac Sparrow of Orleans, and they had sons and daughters, one of whom was Isaac, who was . my great uncle, and gave me, in 1849, some ancient relics of his distinguished family.
Isaac had several sons, one of whom is Kenelm. So there has been a Kenelm Winslow at Satucket ever since its early settlement, about 200 years ago. Long may they live there and uphold the honor of their name.
MILITARY.
This town was for quite a long time the head quarters of the 3d Brigade in the 5th division Mass. Militia. The di-
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vision at that time embraced the local militia of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth, except the town of Hingham. Plymouth County Militia (except as stated) formed the 1st Brigade, Bristol County militia, the 2d Brigade, and Barnstable the 3d Brigade in 5th Division.
The 3d Brigade consisted of three regiments of Infantry and a Battalion of Artillery and the first election of gentlemen of Brewster to the office of Brigade Commandant was in pur- suance of the following orders.
" Head Quarters, Plymouth, March 23, 1815." " Division Orders."
The Major General directs Lieut. Colonel Jona. Snow of the Second Regiment, and senior officer of the third Bri- gade to notify and warn the field officers of the said 3d Bri- gade, to meet and assemble at the honse of Mr. Isaiah Parker, innholder in Barnstable, on Tuesday the 11th day of April next at ten o'clock A. M., to make choice of a gentleman as Brigadier General to command the aforesaid brigade, vice Brigadier General Ebenezer Lothrop discharged. Brigadier General Sylvanus Lazell of the first brigade will preside.
(Signed) " N. Goodwin, M. Genl. 5th Div.
" Head Quarters, Plymouth, April 20, 1815." " Division Orders."
Elijah Cobb, Esq., of Brewster, in the county of Barnsta- ble, has been elected and commissioned Brigadier General of the third Brigade 5th Division, vice Brigadier General Eben- ezer Lothrop resigned, and he is to be obeyed and respected accordingly. All vacancies of officers in the Division to be filled immediately after the annual May muster.
(Signed), " Nath'l Goodwin, M. Gen'l 5th Division."
The rank of field officers at the date of General Cobb's promotion was as follows : To each regiment a Lieut. Col- onel commandant and two Majors. The majors rank as senior Major and junior Major, or as first Major and second Major, and General Cobb was only a Major, and we think a junior or second Major. Hence he went into the new office over the heads of three Lieut. Colonels commandants of regiments.
General Elijah Cobb was succeeded in tho office of Briga- dier General by Jeremiah Mayo Esq., of Brewster, who also was promoted from the post of Major. General Mavo *
* The Old Colony portion of the State of Mass., then had seven companies of Artillery, viz., Barnstable County two, Bristol County two, and Plymouth County three. 1n 1343 or '44, all the Artillery Companies in the Old Colony, were organized as a regiment, and Wen- dell Hall of Plymouth, was made Colonel, Ephraim B. Richards of Boston, Lieutenant Colonel, and Ebenezer W. Peirce, Major.
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was Captain of the Brewster Artillery Company, and pro- moted to Major Commandant of the Artillery Battalion, com- posed of the Brewster and Falmouth Artillery companies and soon after that to Brigadier General. The following is a copy of the division order announcing the election of General Mayo.
" Head Quarters, New Bedford, May 23, 1821," " Division Orders."
Jeremiah Mayo Esq. having been elected as Brigadier General of the 3d Brigade 5th Division of Masaachusetts Militia, is to be obeyed and respected accordingly. " By order of the Major General 5th Division."
(Signed), Timothy G. Coffin, Aide De Camp."
The immediate successor of Jeremiah Mayo in the office of Brigadier General of the Barnstable County Brigade was Ebenezer D. Winslow, also of Brewster, and thus it seems that this town furnished three Brigade commanders succes- sively. While Brigadier General Ebenezer D. Winslow was in office the absence of the Major Generel caused him to as- sume the temporary command of the division, he being at the time older in commission than Brigadier General Benj. King of the first, or Plymouth county, Brigade, or Colonel William Peck commanding the second, or Bristol county, Brigade.
Brewster therefore was for a time Division Head Quarters, and while such these are a copy of some of the orders issued and promulgated.
" Head Quarters, Brewster, May 19, 1830." " Division Orders."
Brigadier General Ebenezer D. Winslow, commanding the third Brigade, assumes the command of the 5th Division of the Massachusetts Militia, and promulgates the appoint- ment of John Baylies of Taunton, as first Aide De Camp, and Orderly officers of said division and Philander Washburn, of Middleboro, as second Aide De Camp, who have been com- missioned, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
" By order of the commanding officer of 3d Division."
(Signed), " J. Baylies,* Aide De Camp."
. * John Baylies at that time resided in Taunton, where he had been Captain of the Taunton Light Infantry Company, and Lieutenant Colonel of the 3d Regiment in Second Brigade, Ffth Divisic .. He subsequently resided at New Bedford, and was one of the County Commissioners of Bristol County. His native place was Dighton. He belonged to this noble family of that place which furnished an Aide De Camp to General Washington.
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" Commonwealth of Massachusetts." " General Orders."
Head Quarters, Boston, June 26, 1830.
In consideration of the representation of Major General Cromwell Washburn of the 5th Division, that previous to his election, he was under important and responsible engagements of business which require his absence from his command dur- ing the present season, I have thought proper so far to com- ply with his request, as to grant him a furlough from the 7th day of June current, when the Court Martial of which he was a member, and whereof Aaron Capen (Major General) was President was dissolved, until the first day of November next."
" Brigadier General Ebenezer D. Winslow of the 3d Bri- gade, will continue the command of the 5th Division, which he assumed upon receipt of official notice of Major General Washburn's absence, until the Major General reports himself for duty." " By his Excellency's Command." (Signed), Wm. H. Sumner, Adjt. General."
Colonel Sabin Smith of Sandwich, Colonel of the first Regiment of 3d, or Barnstable County, Brigade, succeeded Ebenezer D. Winslow, as Brigadier General of this Brigade, and General Smith was the last who held that position, as the Brigade, and also the three regiments of which it was com- posed, were all disbanded by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature, April 24th, 1840.
TOWN OFFICERS. 1873-4.
Town Clerk, and Treasurer - C. S. Foster.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor - C. S. Foster, S. T. Howes, E. F. Ryder.
School Committee - Tully Crosby, Constant Sears, W. W Knowles.
CHURCHES.
Baptist Church - No settled Pastor. Unitarian Church - Rev. Mr. Dawes, Pastor.
Population of Brewster, 1,263.
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HARWICH.
This town formerly included Brewster, and extended across from sea to sea. It was incorporated in 1694, being named for Harwich in Essex County, England. It was a famous Indian locality. The Satucket tribe of Indians dwelt prin- cipally at the head of Seymour's Pond, as it is now called. In 1694, there were 500 in the town according to Mather.
Harwich is now situated on the south side of the Cape, and the northern part of the old town is now Brewster.
One peculiarity of Harwich is that it has eight ponds of pure fresh water within its limits.
THOMAS CROSBY.
Rev. Thomas Crosby was born in England, in 1634, being the son of Mr. Simon Crosby, who came over while this son was an infant, and settled at Cambridge. Thomas graduated at the College in Cambridge, (which is now called Harvard University ), in 1653. He was of " good repute in all the Colony," Some of his works are mentioned in Sibley's late history of the Alumni of Harvard. He succeeded Rev. John Mayo, as Religious Teacher at Eastham, his salary being £50 a year.
This office of Teacher to a Church was not inferior to that of Pastor, as may be inferred by the fact that Rev. John Cotton was Teacher to the first church of Boston, while John Wilson was Pastor, although Mr. Cotton was the more famous minister. Rev. Samuel Treat succeeded Mr. Crosby at - Eastham in 1672. But Mr. Crosby ended his services here in 1670, and was afterwards a merchant at Harwich. He died suddenly 13 June, 1702, at the house of his friends in Boston, his home being still at Harwich.
THE SNOWS.
Nicholas Snow, came over in the Anne, in 1623. He re- · moved to Eastham in 1654. He was in high offices many years. He married Constance, daughter of Stephen Hop- kins the pilgrim of 1620, and died in 1676, aged 77. Mark Snow, their son born in 1628, was a man of great usefulness. His wife was Jane, daughter of Governor Prence.
JOHN GRAY.
John Gray, son or grandson of John of Yarmouth in 1699, bought one seventh part of a quarter of a grist mill and two thirds of a seventh part of one quarter of said mill with the
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lands adjoining of Thomas Mayo, Nath'l Mayo and Samuel Mayo, which they had received from their uncle Major John Freeman and his wife, and from their mother Hannah Sparrow, deceased, said mill being in Harwich on Satucket River. He married Susanna, daughter of Andrew Clark of Satucket about 1690. In 1706, he was one of the commis- sioners to settle the boundaries between Harwich and East- ham. In 1703, he was constable of Yarmouth. In >1721, he was chosen Representative to the General Court at Bos- ton. Mr. Gray had 12 children. His daughter Mehetabel, born 7 April. 1706, married John Dillingham, Jr., who was · born in 1701. Mr. Gray died 31 March, 1732, at Harwich, leaving a large estate.
Soldiers of the Revolution, by the name of Bangs : Abijah of Harwich, Captain, 1776; Abijah and Allen, of Colonel Nathl. Freeman's Regiment in 1778 ; Barnabas, clerk 1776, Benjamin of Harwich, 1776, Chipman, Dean, of Har- wich, 1776, afterwards sailed as privateersman ; and his father, Elkanah, was a privateersman, and died in the ser- vice ; Ehenezer, Edward of Harwich, 1778 ; Elijah, Elisha, Isaac of Harwich, 2nd Lieut. 1776, Doctor's mate 1779, on board frigate Boston, John of Harwich, James of Mid- dleborough, 1776 ; John of Montague, aged 16 in 1780 ; Jonathan of Yarmouth, Allen, corporal, 1777; Joseph, Joshua, Luther, Nathan, Nathaniel, Reuben, 1777; Samuel, Solomon, Thomas of Harwich, 1776, and of Captain Small's com- pany in 1778, and Zenas .:
Names of gentlemen of Harwich, who have held field officer commissions in the local militia of Barnstable County, 2d Regiment, 3d Brigade, 5th Division.
COLONELS. Rufus L. Thacher, from September 26, 1832, to April 24, 1840. He removed to Provincetown and from thence to North Bridgewater, where he died. He was a Deputy Sheriff of Barnstable County, and a Trial Justice at North Bridgewater.
LIEUTENANT COLONELS. Second Regiment, 3d Brigade, 5th Division, Sidney Underwood, from September 15, 1828 to 1829 ; Horatio Underwood, from September 26, 1829 to April 24, 1840, when the 2d Regiment in the 3d Brigade of 5th Division was disbanded by an act of the legislature.
MAJORS. William Gage, from July 1, 1781 ; Nathaniel Freeman, from August 20, 1790; Calvin B. Brooks, from April 17, 1826.
These commissions of Major were held in the second
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Regiment third Brigade fifth Division, Massachusetts Mili- tia. The commanders of the third brigade from the war of the Revolution to 1840, a period of about 65 years, were as follows : Joseph Otis of Barnstable, Nathaniel Freeman of Sandwich, Joseph Dimmock of Falmouth, Ebenezer Lothrop of , Elijah Cobb of Brewster. Jeremiah Mayo of Brewster. Ebenezer D. Winslow of Brewster, and Sabin Smith of Sandwich.
Population of Harwich, 3,080.
TOWN REGISTER OF HARWICH. 1873.
The annual meeting of the town took place on Monday February 3. It was quite well attended, and was organized by the choice of Isaiah Chase, Esq., as Moderator. The following officers were then chosen :
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