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v. HANNAH, born March 2, 1758; married September 12, 1785, GEORGE WEBB FELTON of Petersham. He built a house which is now occupied by the Petersham Country Club.
Children (surname Felton):
1. AURELIA, born December 30, 1787.
2. GEORGE, born May 17, 1789; married in 1814, Lydia Baker of Gerry.
3. ELIZABETH, born March 19, 1791; married No- vember 10, 1812, Nathaniel Farrar of Scituate.
4. DAVID H., born December 12, 1792.
5. MOSES OLIVER, born March 14, 1794; married of Phillipston; lived in Shutesbury.
6. ALEXANDER, born April 8, 1795.
vi. TIRZAH, born March 29, 1760; married November 19,, 1778, AARON SMITH.
Children (surname Smith):
1. ABIGAIL, born September 28, 1779.
2. ACHSAH, born September 2, 1781.
3. TIRZAH, born April 26, 1786.
4. NANCY, born April 12, 1788.
5. SALLY, born October 17, 1790.
6. AARON, born December 24, 1794.
7. LOIS, born April 5, 1797.
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vii. MARY, born June 17, 1762; married August 2, 1781, OBADIAH JONES.
viii. AMARA, born August 11, 1764 (listed in Athol Vital Records as "Anne Durham"); married in Orange, August 15, 1784, Hezekiah Goddard.
ix. JAMES, born December 2, 1766 (listed in Athol Vital Records as "John").
x. RACHEL, born April 15, 1770; married October 10, 1790, BENJAMIN BRIDGES.
xi. ELIZABETH, born May 25, 1773; married (int.) February 18, 1796, PHINEUS ALDEN (or ALLEN) of Jamaica, Vermont.
2. AARON® OLIVER (John1), born September 15, 1748; married January 19, 1774, LUCY SMITH. He resided on Lyons Hill. He was one of the deacons elected at the organiza- tion of the First Baptist Church in Athol.
Children:
i. MERIBAH3, born in 1774; died at Sudbury, Vermont, in 1829; married January 3, 1793, ZEBINA SANDERS of Sudbury, Vermont, who died there March 20, 1813.
3. il. GEORGE, born April 2, 1776.
4. iii. JAMES, born April 9, 1778.
3. GEORGE3 OLIVER (Aaron', John1), born April 2, 1776; died January 11, 1842; married November 28, 1799, RHODA YOUNG, daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Young. He was known as Squire Oliver. In middle life he returned to Athol and resided until his death on the farm at 670 Brooks Road.
Children:
i. HEPZIBETH4, born January 7, 1801; died in Nashua, New Hampshire, January 7, 1883; unmarried.
ii. CORNELL, born October 13, 1803; died December 26, 1804.
ili. SAMUEL CORNWELL, born in Stratton, Vermont, June 6, 1806; died March 31, 1840. A manufacturer in Peter- boro, New Hampshire.
5. iv. GEORGE, born in Stratton, September 4, 1808.
6. v. NATHANIEL YOUNG, born in Stratton, June 8, 1810.
vi. CHARLES, born November 29, 1812; died July 21, 1826. vii. LOIS YOUNG, born July 17, 1815; died four days later.
4. JAMES3 (Aaron", John1), born April 9, 1778; died at 834 Pleasant Street, Athol, May 7, 1829; married September 13, 1801, HANNAH KENDALL, daughter of Jonathan Kendall of Chestnut Hill. He was prominent in the town for many years. In 1804 he built the large house on Vaughan Road lately owned by Mr. Staraitis. For several years he served as Select- man, Deputy Sheriff, and Captain of the State Militia, and for two years was Reperesentative in the Legislature. For some twenty years he was the town auctioneer.
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Children:
7. i. JAMES', born July 1, 1802.
ii. AARON, born May 2, 1804; married SUSAN WHIT- COMB, December 5, 1830; died August 17, 1831.
iii. CINDA, born November 1, 1806; died October 26, 1809.
8. iv. FRANKLIN, born March 24, 1810.
v. LUCINDA, born November 9, 1813; died July 20, 1814.
9. vi. THOMAS, born August 29, 1815; married LOIS YOUNG, April 26, 1838.
vii. NANCY, born August 16, 1817; died February 22, 1818.
5. GEORGE' OLIVER (George3, Aaron2, John1), born at Strat- ton, Vermont, September 4, 1808; married MARY LANE; lived at Swanzey, New Hampshire.
i. GEORGE5, died at Syracuse, New York, September 4, 1909; married
Child: 1. FRANCIS E.", resided at Detroit, Michigan.
ii. FRANK, died young.
6. NATHANIEL YOUNG' OLIVER (George3, Aaron2, John1), born in Stratton, Vermont, June 8, 1810; died in Manchester, New Hampshire, December 4, 1892; married LYDIA NUT- TING, 1836.
Children:
i. SAMUEL HARRISON5, born June 8, 1838; died April 3, 1901; had a son FRED B.", once a merchant in Athol (Longley & Oliver). He had a son, Claude.
ii. LUCIUS CORNWELL, born August 16, 1840; died at Watonga, Oklahoma, in 1909.
iii. JULIA AMANDA, died unmarried, Manchester, N. H.
iv. SARAH JANE, born February 21, 1844; married MOR- TIMER E. STOWE of Ashburnham.
ELLEN FRANCES, married - BUCKMINSTER; resided at Vineland, New Jersey.
7. JAMES OLIVER (Jamesª, Aaron2, John1), born July 1, 1802; married MINERVA FAY. He was a blacksmith, operat- ing a shop on Pleasant Street for many years, and for a time a shop on Common Street. For about four years he plied his trade in Orange and for about the same period operated a store in South Athol, then Podunk. In later life he manufactured garden rakes and similar articles.
Children:
i. HARRIET K.5, born November 7, 1828; died December 10, 1911; married December 5, 1850, SAMUEL BISHOP PITTS, who died June 27, 1902.
Children (surname Pitts):
1. ELLA, born August 8, 1852; died October 11, 1911; married February 11, 1873, WILLIAM E. DILLON, who died in 1899.
Child (surname Dillon):
a. Florence, born June 24, 1874; married April 30, 1891, George Sweezey.
2. GRACE H., born 1866; long a merchant at the center; died Feb. 11, 1849 .; unmarried.
ii. ROSELLA A., born July 27, 1830; died September 5, 1835.
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iii. JANE T., born January 20, 1834; died December 10, 1911; married June 11, 1861, FOSTER J. BENJAMIN, died March 1, 1901; no children.
9. iv. JAMES, born June 28, 1836.
v. ROSELLA A., born October 11, 1839; died March 20, 1915; married Captain RANSOM WARD. They , resided on St. Helena Island, off the coast of South Carolina. Both are buried in Beaufort National Cemetery.
vi. GEORGE SIDNEY, born April 14, 1843; died September 15, 1843.
vii. MINERVA, born August 18, 1846; died in Watertown, Mass., July 6, 1923; married May 28, 1867, DELAVAN RICHARDSON, son of Luna B. Richardson of Athol.
Child (surname Richardson): 1. KATE, born April 12, 1872; married CHARLES JEWELL BROWN of Brattleboro, Vermont.
8. FRANKLIN' OLIVER (James3, Aaron2, John1), born March 24, 1810; married EMILY WOODWARD, daughter of Bartholomew Woodward. He lived and died on the farm off South Athol Road just north of Cummings Road. In connection with this farm he operated a saw mill for many years.
Children:
i. OZI5, born December 1, 1833; resided on the place known as the Brigham Tavern in the westerly part of Templeton.
il. SYLVESTER EATON, born March 20, 1835.
ili. OTIS, born July 31, 1836; lived in the vicinity of South Athol; died many years ago without issue.
iv. FRANKLIN, born September 13, 1838; died October 14, 1840.
v. SALLY E., born February 27, 1841.
vi. FRANKLIN, born May 3, 1843; lived on Riverbend Street. Had one son, Edward R.", a practicing dentist in New York State, who died March 17, 1944.
vii. SOLON J., born June 21, 1845; married June 15, 1868, ANGELA M. PUTNAM; died November 8, 1928; resided at North Orange; was a Justice of the Peace.
Children:
1. GEORGE S., born in Orange, September 8, 1870; married February 21, 1917, Margaret P. Carter; died February 18, 1922; no children.
2. WALTON F, born in Orange, July 28, 1874; mar- ried February 13, 1902, Gertrude S. Dunbar; no children.
3. ARTHUR C., born in Orange, September 21, 1882; married June 17, 1913, Viola M. Hanson; no chil- dren.
4. URBAN M., born in Orange, September 12, 1889; married June 30, 1914, Mary M. Perley.
Children:
a. Charles S., born April 17, 1917; married Jacqueline Jeffcoat, February 14, 1942; one child, Thiery, born June 10, 1944.
b. Irwin M., born February 9, 1925; married Joan Smith, October 17, 1952.
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c. Janet P., born August 4, 1932; married Clifton Boutell, July 15, 1948; one child, Jeffry, born December 15, 1951.
9. THOMAS K." OLIVER (James', James3, Aaron2, John1), born August 29, 1815; married LOIS YOUNG, April 26, 1838.
Children:
1. EDNA STONE, born April 1, 1839; married (1) November 28, 1859, Ephraim Rice; married (2), July 23, 1881, Daniel Hager of New Salem; one child, died in infancy.
2. AARON, born August 17, 1841; died December 26, 1915; unmarried. He served in Co. B., 27th Regiment, Civil War.
3. NANCY JANE, born March 14, 1844; married May 14, 1865, George Wesley Moulton; died January 17, 1915; one child, died in infancy.
4. HANNAH KENDALL, born January 23, 1847; mar- ried December 15, 1864, Samuel R. Bissell.
Children (surname Bissell):
a. Edwin Merriam, born July 27, 1865; died May 9, 1944; married Sadie Ashmore.
b. Rollo Orrin, born August 29, 1867; died January 13, 1926; unmarried.
c. Gertie Belle, born November 7, 1873; married November 24, 1897, Fred R. Hanson of Athoi. She died October 1, 1950. No issue.
5. FRED YOUNG, born April 25, 1854; died May 30, 1930; married (1) Lucia C. Stone, December 18, 1877; married (2) Mary E. (Hanlon) Benton, August 31, 1895; married (3) Anastacia (Jones) Freeman, November 28, 1901; married (4) Mabel S. Butter- worth, December 20, 1907.
Children:
a. James R., born September 18, 1879.
b. George Fred, born November 26, 1881.
c. John D., born November 10, 1884.
d. Goldie lone, born September 5, 1888; mar- ried Laroy A. Ellinwood, September 8, 1917; died August 29, 1950.
e. Thaddeus S., born June 7, 1890. f. Carl, born September 3, 1891.
6. WILLIE THOMAS, born September 5, 1859; mar- ried October 8, 1879; Colleen Bond Chamberlain. He died of Small Pox on April 30, 1902; no issue. 7. FANNY MARIA, born July 24, 1861; died July 27, 1867.
vii. NANCY, born August 16, 1817; died February 22, 1818.
10. JAMES® OLIVER (James', James3, Aaron2, John1), born June 28, 1836; married January 25, 1876, KATE JOHNSON. He was educated in the Athol schools, being one of the first students to attend Athol High School, where he subsequently served for a period as an assistant. He also taught in schools in North Orange and Phillipston. In 1850 he began the study
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of medicine with Dr. J. P. Lynde. After completing his medical studies, he enlisted in the 21st Massachusetts Regiment as assistant surgeon, remaining in that capacity and as sergeant until the close of the Civil War. After the war he spent several years in South Carolina, returning to Athol about 1876, where he engaged in the practice of medicine until his old age. He served the town in many capacities, as a member of the School Committee and of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, taking great interest in the enlargement and beautification of Highland Cemetery.
Children: i. JAMES", born September 22, 1880; died of a brain tumor, June 8, 1904; unmarried.
11, ii. ANNIE J.
11. ANNIE J.º OLIVER (James", James', James3, Aaron2, John1), born April 28, 1878; died May 13, 1931; married HARRY S. KENDRICK. On June 14, 1920, she was appointed organizing regent of Margery Morton Chapter, D. A. R.
Children (surname Kendrick) born in Athol:
i. KATHRYN SUSAN, born September 1, 1900; married (1) November 3, 1923, WILLIS D. GAGE. who died in 1932; married (2) November 17, 1936, ROSS A. ROGERS; re- sides in Tucson, Arizona.
Child by first husband (surname Gage):
1. MARY ANNE, born December 24, 1924; married in 1945 VERNON CARROLL, who was blinded in World War II.
Children (surname Carroll): a. Verne Anne, born 1946. b. Robert, born 1948. Child by second husband (surname Rogers):
2. SARAH KATHRYN, born in 1936.
ii. JAMES OLIVER, born August 27, 1901; married February 12, 1939. VINETTA ELLINWOOD, born in Athol Febru- ary 12, 1917; resides in Athol.
Child:
1. JAMES OLIVER, born January 17, 1944.
iii. KARL STANLEY, born November 28, 1902; married June 24, 1931, CAROLINE CROUCHER, born in Placentia, Newfoundland, July 21, 1903; resides in Athol.
Children:
1. JAMES BIRKETT, born April 21, 1932.
2. PETER STANLEY, born January 24. 1939
3. MARY LOUISE. born June 27, 1943.
iv. THOMAS, born April 5, 1909; married July 27. 1933, MARTHA BUTLER, born Burin, Newfoundland, May 26, 1912; he is (1953) Chairman of Athol Selectmen.
Children:
1. WILLIAM THOMAS, born December 16, 1936.
2. HARRY ALLEN, born October 5, 1946.
3. ROBERT BRUCE, born December 6, 1943; died in February, 1945, at the age of 14 months.
v. GEORGE SIDNEY, born August 27, 1951; lived 14 hours.
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The Stockwell Family
All of the members of the Stockwell family who were early settlers both here and in Royalston originated in Sutton, and are said to be descended from John Stockwell, who emigrated from Scotland in 1626. Descendants of this pioneer settled in Sutton about 1700, and it is from these that all of the local Stockwell pioneers descended.
In 1771 three of this family name, Ephraim, James, and John, were taxed in Athol. These all settled in the area in the southerly part of the town near the Petersham line known to later generations as the "Stockwell Neighborhood."
Ephraim located north of Prospect Hill within the present limits of Phillipston, and was one of the four Captains who served from Athol in the Revolution. His son Josiah was born December 30, 1775.
Sylvester Stockwell, son of Josiah and grandson of Ephraim, was an industrialist along Mill Brook west of Pleasant Street and later at the "White Mill" site on Canal Street. Later he conducted the only light teaming business in Athol. His home the last of his life was at 152 Walnut Street.
He married on September 4. 1832, Polly Fay, daughter of Josiah and Molly Fay. Two sons were born to them-Sylvester J., born September 3, 1838 and Otis Jones, born September 26, 1844.
Sylvester J. Stockwell was for many years Superintendent of the Lee Shoe factory. He resided at 168 Walnut Street in a house which with the one to the east and the one to the west of it were built for a match factory out of the mill built at the "ox bow" some four miles east of the village and was razed soon after the railroad was built.
He had three daughters, Lucy A. who lived unmarried to an advanced age. Minnie J. now residing at the homestead, who was long a teacher in Athol Public Schools and Elizabeth who married Charles S. King a mail carrier in Athol Post Of- fice. Both are now deceased. Their son Donald King who now lives in West Nyack, New York, and has five children; Donna Jean, David, Bruce, Thea, and Arthur.
Otis Jones Stockwell married Eliza A. Wheeler, daughter of Gardner Wheeler of Orange. She died in 1926. Otis served some years as a clerk for Sereno E. Fay and later for Thorpe & Sloan. In 1869 he bought the property at 457-471 Main Street, where for many years both he and his wife conducted
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retail stores. Upon retiring from business he built a home on Brookside Road in Orange near the Athol line.
Fred O. Stockwell, a son of Otis Jones Stockwell, lives at his grandfather's old home at 152 Walnut Street.
Otis Jones Stockwell had two other sons, Harry L. and Chellis W., and two daughters. Maria and Ethel. Harry L. resided in Meriden, Conn., where he died in October, 1952, leaving a son Stuart. Chellis W., who lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has no children. Maria, who married Joseph H. Simpson, died without issue as did her sister Ethel.
Another member of this family, who arrived in Athol some years later than the family pioneers, was Noah Stockwell, Jr., who married Polly Briggs, daughter of Rev. Isaac Briggs. One of Noah Stockwell's sons, Freeland, was a millwright, whose family long ago removed from Athol. Cyrus, another son, lived and died in the family area, and his only son George lived and died on the home place. George's daughter, Lena, married Fred S. French, and has a son, Edward S. French, a veteran of World War I and the proprietor of a garage in upper Main Street.
Stillman Stockwell, son of Noah, Jr., married Jane Seaver of Templeton, the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier. In her old age Jane Seaver Stockwell was much honored as a Revo- lutionary Daughter. None of their descendants are living.
Of the daughters of Noah Stockwell, Jr., Mary married Kimball Cole, and resided in Laconia, N. H. Sarah married Amos Drury of Wendell, and had one son, Henry Drury, who lived to an advanced age and died without leaving issue.
The Sweetser Family
1. SAMUEL SWEETSER, son of Phillip and Sarah R. Sweetser, born in Leominster, Mass., October 16, 1764; mar- ried in 1792 Hannah Moore of Cambridge; died in Athol Jan- uary 27, 1842.
Soon after the close of the Revolution, Samuel Sweetser operated a store in Warwick. After his marriage, in 1792, he came to Athol where he kept a general store as well as the leading tavern. In 1802 he sold the tavern to Thomas Lord and devoted his energies to grazing and cattle raising. He owned vast acres of land in Athol and surrounding towns, regularly sending sizable droves of beef cattle to the Brighton market. After the sale of his tavern, he built a substantial
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mansion at the corner of Main and Kennebunk Streets. This. house was moved back some fifty years ago to 71 Kennebunk Street where, it now stands.
Samuel Sweetser gave the land for the Fourth Meeting House, now the Women's Club building, donating an acre of land to be used for the public worship of God forever. It is said that he became offended because of some action of the Building Committee, and that he never stepped inside the church door, although he lived within sight of it for some thirteen years.
Children: i. MARY, born in 1794; died March 16, 1818; unmarried.
ii. ABIGAIL; married JOEL WOOD of Westminster, December 9, 1818.
iii. SAMUEL, born October 18, 1798; resided at Athol until his death, April 29, 1847, serving the latter part of his life as deacon of the Evangelical Church. His daughter, Hannah A., married September 6, 1847, William B. Washburn, later Governor of Massachusetts and United States Senator. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Washburn has recently left a substantial endowment to the Green- field Y. M. C. A.
iv. LUKE, born October 28, 1800; removed to Amherst, where he died in 1882.
v. ABEL, born July 23, 1802; resided in Worcester, where he was a merchant, later removing to Springfield.
vi. MIRANDA, born August 2, 1804; married James Golds- bury of Warwick, where his family is still well known.
vii. MARIA, born August 3, 1806; married Frederick Jones; removed to Boston in 1836.
viii. JOSEPH ARTEMAS, born February 1, 1809; removed to Amherst in 1835, and thence to New York City.
ix. CAROLINE, born January 24, 1814; married Ebenezer L. Barnard and removed to Worcester.
It is many years since the Sweetser family has been known in Athol, but for nearly fifty years its members were leaders. in our community.
The Wheeler Family
A family which came into Athol at the very beginning of the industrial prosperity of Washington's administration was that of Zaccheus Wheeler, a Revolutionary soldier, who ac- quired land in the Pinedale area as has been fully covered in another place in this book. Given herewith is the genealogy of this family so far as it in any way applies to Athol. This data was furnished me by Professor Hollan A. Farr of Yale Uni- versity, retired.
1. ZACCHEUS® WHEELER (Ebenezer', Ebenezer3, John2, George1), born September 30, 1749; married SILENCE LE -.
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LAND, daughter of Thomas Leland and granddaughter of James Leland of Grafton, Mass. She was born in Sutton in 1751 and died in Athol in 1829. They came to Athol in Feb- ruary, 1790, from Grafton and settled on the north bank of Tully Brook near where Pinedale is now situated. A log cabin was built for this new home, a large tract of land was purchased and a grist mill was erected upon the bank of the brook. The children had to go to school through the forest, finding their way by means of blazes on the tree trunks.
Children:
i. EMERALD", born in 1773; married MARY LOMBARD. He was a merchant in New York.
ii. ZACCHEUS, born in 1775; died in Sutton in 1778.
iii. THOMAS S., born in 1776; married MARTHA RICE; died in New Orleans in 1832.
iv. ZACCHEUS, born in 1779, married BETSY DEXTER, December 5, 1803; died in Orange in 1859.
v. SILENCE, born in 1781; married JESSE SNOW; died in Greenwich in 1803.
vi. MARGARET, born in 1784; died in Athol, August 11, 1803.
vii. SINA, born in 1786; married NATHAN WHITNEY of Royalston May 16, 1802; removed to Pittsfield, Ohio.
viii. RACHEL, born in 1788; married CLEMENT BRYANT, Athol, Nov. 27, 1806.
ix. JONATHAN, born in 1792; married (1) MARY RAY- MOND; married (2) HANNAH (DAVIS) FISHER; married (3) ELIZABETH HASKINS, September 13, 1866; died in 1872.
Children: 1. MARY, born May 17, 1832; married Hollon Farr; died December 24, 1925.
Children (surname Farr): a. Stella J., born in 1862. b. Hollon A., born in 1872. c. Charles E., born in 1875.
x. MERCY, born in 1795; died in 1863.
xi. ANNA, born in 1797; married SULLIVAN RAYMOND, Royalston, January 25, 1825.
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APPENDIX 1
In this story there are used but a few of the spellings of this Indian- named territory. All that have come to my knowledge are given below, with the source of information of most of them. By these appellations Athol was known in all "publick acts and records" until its incorporation in 1762.
BACQUAUG
Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
BAQUAG BAYQUAGE PACKQUAGE Marriage record of Jason Babcock in Westboro
* PAGOIG
PAOQUAIGE
A Petersham Grant
PAQUAONGE PAQUAONGUE
Grant to Capt. Field
PAGUIOGE
* PAGUOIG
* PAQUANONGUE
* PAQUAONGUA
* PAQUAONGE
* PAQUIG
PAQUOAG
PAQUOAIGUE
* PAQUOIAG
* PAQUOIG
* PAQUOIT
Whitney's History
PAYQUAOG
PAYQUEAGE
PAYQUOAG
PAYUAYAGE
Hyde's History of Winchendon Topographical Map of Templeton Capt. Field, 1720
* PAYUOIAG PEAQUOAIG PEAQUOEAG PEQUAGE
Grant to Daniel Epps et al 12-3-34 Deed Samuel Kendall to Ezekiel Kendall
PEQUEAGE
Deed Samuel Kendall to Ezekiel Kendall
PEQUIGE
PEQUIOG
PEQUIOGE
* PEQUOAIG
* PEQUOAG
* PEQUOIG
* PEQUOIAG
* PEQUOIAGE
PERQUAGE PEYQUAGE
Rev. James Humphrey Barber's Historical Collection Savage
POQUAIG
* POQUAIOGE POQUIOAG
POQUIOG
Deed Moses Morton to James Humphrey
POQUIOGE
* POQUOAG
* POQUOIAG
Dr. Joseph Lord Deed of Jason Babcock
POQUOIAGE
* POQUOIG
POQUOIGE PUQUAIG QUOPAIGE Westminster Chap., Lewis' History Worcester County
* Taken from the Provincial Laws
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Grant of General Court Grant to Capt. Field Grant to Capt. Field
* PAYQUAGE
Grant to Daniel Epps et al 12-3-34
Whitney's History Official record of House Lots
APPENDIX 2 First Proprietors
In my designation of the house lot allotted to each individual, I have followed the numbering adopted by the original surveyors, the numbering being followed by the letter "E" indicating the lot to be on the East side of the river (Pleasant Street) or "W" indicating the West side of the river (North Orange Street). A second "E" or "W" indicates the lot to be on the east or west side of the street. Thus Daniel Adams 5 W.W. shows that he drew lot number 5 on the west side of North Orange Street.
Adams, Daniel - 5 W.W. Residence Concord. One of the original pro- prietors of Templeton. January 17, 1739 he sold all his holdings here to Ebenezer Davis of Nichewaug for sixty three pounds. He probably never lived here. Title confirmed January 10, 1752.
Bancroft, Benjamin - 14 W.W. He was subsequently a resident of Peter- sham but I do not know his earlier abode. His rights here were sold for unpaid taxes on June 5, 1760.
Bowman, Francis - 13 E.W. He designates it as on "Knob Hill" in 1740. Residence Cambridge. Sold all his holdings here on June 26, 1740 to James Stratten of Townsend and adds that his house lot is "now under the improvement of said Stratten." He probably never lived here. Title confirmed January 10, 1752.
Bowman, Joseph (called Capt. Bowman) - 4 W.W. Residence Lexington. He was one of the Committee appointed to lay out the township of Naragansett No. 2 (Westminster). Title confirmed to Samuel Kendall on February 22, 1757. (Province Laws XV, page 683).
Brown, Joseph - 5 E.W. Residence Lexington. Sold all his holdings here on April 15, 1736 to his son, Daniel Brown. Title confirmed October, 1754.
Chandler, William - 6 E.W. Residence Woodstock. I do not know how his lands were disposed of. Title confirmed October, 1754.
Child, John - 11 E.E. Residence Worcester. I do not know how his lands were disposed of. His title confirmed January 10, 1752.
Crouch, Richard - 12 E.W. Residence Hadley, occupation "doctor." Sold his rights here on June 30, 1740 to Obediah Dickinson of Hatfield for fifty-five pounds. Title confirmed October, 1754.
Cutting, John - 17 E.W. Probably of Waltham. He was one of the original grantees of Naragansett No. 2 (Westminster) as well as of Pequoig. His rights were apparently taken over by his brother (?) Ensign George Cutting and by the latter developed until his death in 1765.
Danforth, George - 14 W.E. Residence Rochester. Sold his entire holdings here October 12, 1742 to Pollepus Hammond of Rhode Island for one hundred and sixteen pounds. He probably never lived here. Title con- firmed to Jason Babcock on February 22, 1757. (Province Laws XV, page 683).
Dickinson, Joshua - 13 W.E. Residence Hatfield. He probably complied in part at least with the requirements of the original grant for his holdings
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