History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1890, Part 32

Author: Deyo, Simeon L., ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: New York : Blake
Number of Pages: 1292

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The express business has become important from the growing in- dustries, and its present daily loads of freights manipulated by Wil- lard E. Boyden, the agent, could not have been so readily transferred by the old-time Plymouth and Sandwich stage line of his father's, of which this business is the continuation. The father's line was super- seded by the railroad and Williard E., who assisted him, has filled the position of agent since the arrival of the first train. The livery and boarding. stables of Mr. Boyden are the outgrowth of the stage line.

Other business places worthy of mention in 1889 were the stores of F. F. Jones, boots and shoes; J. C. Stever, jewelry; Proctor Broth- ers, druggists; George N. Chipman, druggist; and H. G. O. Ellis, boots and shoes.

East Sandwich post-village was settled very soon after the princi- pal village of the town, and many of the early proprietors were at- tracted here by its beauty and fertility to take up their abodes. Its proximity to Sandwich village has given its people very desirable re- ligious and educational privileges, as well as business relations. It is

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situated along the county road in rural loveliness, its denizens enjoy- ing the embodiment of town and village life in every phase of each. The station of the Old Colony road is midway between East Sandwich and Spring Hill, where both communities have the traveling and mail facilities of other villages on the line. In 1889 a larger and more convenient station was built.

Grange, No. 139, of East Sandwich, was chartered March 4, 1887, with a membership of 21. Samuel H. Nye was chosen master; John F. Carlton, lecturer; Mrs. Jerome Holway, secretary; and Joseph Ewer, overseer. In 1889 this Grange numbered 52, and an association was formed by its members, called The East Sandwich Mill and Hall As- sociation, the object being to erect a grist mill and Grange hall. A mill was purchased at Centerville, transported and erected upon the site where Dea. Samuel H. Nye's mill stood so long; and a commodious hall for public use, as well as their own, has been erected apart from the grist mill. The stockholders are members of the Grange but others than members were permitted to take shares. Joseph Ewer was elected president of the association and Samuel H. Nye, superin- tendent.

There is no hotel here; but many years ago, when staging and traveling along the county road was the order of the day the old Hall tavern kept by Joseph Hall, was one of the important institutions. On the south side of the road where Samuel H. Nye lives was the site, and G. B. Howland has the old sign that swung before the door. Mr. Hall also kept a store and the post office. He was appointed postmaster April 10, 1818, when the office was established, and served until the appointment of Joseph Hoxie, August 25, 1840. The office was discontinued February 28, 1854, and since its re-establish- ment Joseph Ewer, succeeded by his wife, kept the office for many years at his house where it now is.

Spring Hill is just westerly from East Sandwich on the county road and is the same community practically, but enjoying its own post office. This office was established when Paul Wing had his celebrated boarding school here. Nathan Wing was the acknowledged postmas- ter in the first days of the office, succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Holway, who resigned it some twenty-five years ago to the care of Mrs. C. J. Hol- way. Miss Lottie Taber was appointed in 1880 and the office is at her residence. Prior to the coming of the railroad one office served East Sandwich and Spring Hill. Spring Hill is properly named from the many springs that issue from its sides and summit, and a stream, sufficient for mill purposes and for which it was formerly used, is formed from these crystal fountains, and meanders through the fer- tile valleys to the harbor. The Friends' church and cemetery, the most important places of interest here, are mentioned elsewhere.

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This part of the town was early settled. The remains of the dam of the old Benjamin Nye saw mill only are extant in the brook; but tradition says that Deming Jarvis sawed staves in the old mill as late as 1841. Here was the later business of W. C. & I. K. Chip- man, sash and blind works. Spring Hill is fast becoming a summer resort, and. one train of cars stopped there daily each way, during the summer of 1889 to accommodate the inhabitants. Cedarville, in the eastern portion of the town, is noticeable from the remembrance of early school days. In 1878, men who had been pupils in the old school house there, formed the Cedarville School Association, bought the house and lot, and from city and farm, wherever scattered, hold a mid-summer meeting within the walls of the old school house. It has been modeled into a suitable hall and was the meeting place of the East Sandwich Grange until its own hall was completed. David N. Holway, of Boston, has been the secretary since the or- ganization, and Jerome R. Holway is now president.

South Sandwich is a post-hamlet in the southeastern part of the town, having daily mail from West Barnstable, with W. H. Meiggs to dispense it in accordance with the rules of the department. The first postmaster here was Lemuel Ewer, appointed June 3, 1825. He was succeeded April 24, 1837, by Solomon C. Howland.

Forestdale is the name given to Greenville when the people asked for a post office about three years ago. It is in the south part of the town west of Wakeby pond, and enjoys a daily mail by being on the route of the Mashpee stage to Sandwich. The post- master is William Osborne who was appointed with the formation of the office. He also has a store of which he was proprietor prior to having the office.

CIVIL HISTORY .-- The civil history of Sandwich, like every planta- tion of Plymouth colony in its first few years of life, was intimately blended with the church, and the latter wielded power sufficient for the guidance of the well-disposed residents. The officers and leaders in every station of life were required to act and decide as "God shall direct."

In 1639-two years after its settlement-the plantation received its incorporation as a town of Plymouth colony, entitling it to se- lect its own local officers and to be represented at the court in Plymouth. The same year we find George Allen was appointed and sworn as constable, but no definition of his duties was men- tioned. His power was unlimited, however, for pigs without rings in their noses and people who dissented from the established church must be looked after.

Deputies were first elected in 1639 and Sandwich elected two to attend the first house of representatives of Plymouth colony. In

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May, 1651, Goodman Tupper, Goodman Burge, sr., Nathaniel Willis and William Gifford were given power "to call a town-meeting by giving three days' warning, whenever they see occasion for the same." The voters being few and every vote being needed, this restriction was made-" voted that what neighbors stay away above an hour after the time appointed shall lose their votes in what was done before they come." This vote empowering men to call a town meeting was the first action upon what was years after the election of selectmen. A further order for the manner of calling town meet- ings was voted January 17, 1652.

The town was gradually increasing its civil capacity, but not as rapidly as the Plymouth government desired; for we find that in 1655 Sandwich was presented "for not being provided with stocks and a whipping post." ' Of course these requirements, so necessary for the enforcement of religious and civil laws, were at once erected, and the town had advanced another step in self-government. The people of Sandwich soon after commenced a decided opposition to such colonial laws as prescribed the penalty of fines and whippings; and William Bassett, the constable, was compelled to report that he was "opposed in the execution of his office, and could not collect the rates or fines," wherenpon a marshal was appointed for one year. The indifference of the Sandwich people to laws of the church and court became so general, that in court, October 2, 1658, after a long preamble as to "God's displeasure as manifested by his afflicting land on the country " (referring to a recent earthquake), as also "by the too much prevailing of a spirit of disunion both in church and civil affairs," an order was issued for a fast to be observed through- out the colony. But this did not lessen the love of self-government among the Sandwich people, and Governor Prence and other magis- trates " appointed by the court to make inquiry " into certain assump- tions of power by the Sandwich people, to act wherein they have no right so to do by reason of their non-legal admittance as inhabitants" according to order of October 3, 1639.

The oath of fidelity to the Plymouth court was required of the set- tlements in each of the towns, and such of the new-comers as consid- ered this order of the court a blow against their civil rights, refused to take the oath, and were heavily fined or disfranchised. The lan- guage of the court was, "therefore ordered that those men aforesaid and every of them, shall henceforth have no power to act in any town-meeting till better evidence appear of their legal admittance; nor to claim title or interest to any town privileges as town's men, according to the court's orders aforesaid ; this order also to take hold of any others besides who shall appear to have no legal admittance as aforesaid." .Submission to the church was the door to citizenship.

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In 1663 the court enacted that every town choose three to five se- lectmen "subject to the approval of the court, for the better manag- ing of town affairs." This was the origin of the election of selectmen. These selectmen could issue summonses in his majesty's name, and adjust all differences between townsmen the amount not exceeding 40s. ; also adjudge all differences between English and Indians. Not- withstanding this law the court still usurped the rights granted to the towns. A single mention of this usurpation of power is sufficient. On the 11th of June, 1665, a precept of the court was issued to five prominent citizens of Sandwich " to take serious and effectual course " that a certain Indian, named in the order, have his corn preserved, and justice done him for damage to his corn from horses. The same power that issued the order had but two years previously given this right to the towns. But without any prejudice as a historian, only to illustrate the trials of these good men of Sandwich, we should speak of an enactment of the Plymouth government of 1670. The few dead whales that floated upon the shore of the town bordering on Cape Cod bay had, with other fisheries, brought to the town a small income, of which the Plymouth people now claimed a portion. The preamble to the act says, " Whereas the providence of God hath made Cape Cod commodious to us for fishing "; ending with the law that 12d. be paid for every barrel taken and one barrel of oil for every whale found. The reader will concur in the fact that it was wise and kind in the Creator to make the Cape so commodious to them, but not wise, and a singular act of gratitude for them to require such a burden from the Sandwich people because he had.

The value of a local government becoming more and more appar- ent, and as all residents were not freemen, care was required even at that time to preserve the purity of the ballot box ; and February 23, 1675, the town voted "to record the names of all those that can make appear their just right to the privileges of the town "; and it was also "ordered that those entitled to vote who do not attend town meetings be fined 2s. 6d. each for each and every delinquency." These voters were recorded in the same open town meeting: Caleb Allen, Frs. Allen, George Allen, Jed. Allen, Ralph Allen, Wm. Allen, John Blackwell, Mich. Blackwell, Neh. Bessie, John Bodfish, Job Bourne, Rd. Bourne, Saml. Briggs, George Buit, Jacob Burge, Thos. Butler, Rd. Chadwell, Thos. Dexter, sr., Hy. Dillingham, John Ellis, sr., Am- brose Fish, Nathl. Fish, sr., Edm. Freeman, sr., Edm. Freeman, jr., Peter Gaunt, John Gibbs, Thos. Gibbs, sr., Wm. Gifford, Thos. Green- bill, Rt. Harper, Joseph Holway, John Jenkins, Samuel Knott, Thos. Landers, John Newland, Wm. Newland, Benj. Nye, sr., Edw. Perry, Hy. Sanderson, James Skiff, sr., Stephen Skiff, John Smith, Wm. Swift, sr., Thos. Tobey, sr., Thos. Tupper, sr., Thos. Tupper, jr., Isaac

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Turner, Mich. Turner, Danl. Wing, Joseph Wing, Steph. Wing, Thos. Wing, sr., Joseph Winsor.

In 1677 were added Geo. Barlow, Elisha Bourne, Daniel Butler, Mordecai Ellis, Benj. Hammond, Lodowick Hoxie, Ezra Perry, sr., Ezra Perry, jr.

These good men earnestly began to make town laws for their own benefit; among others a penalty was affixed for stripping the bark from any young tree. The election of selectmen, a record of which had commenced in 1667, also other officers, was annually held in open town meeting.

At the town meeting of 1681 the townsmen admitted to vote for officers were : John Allen, jr., John Barlow, Wm. Bassett, Josh. Black- well, John Blackwell, Nathan Bourne, Nathan Barlow, John Chip- man, jr., John Dexter, John Dillingham, Edw. Dillingham, Freeman Ellis, Manoah Ellis, Matthias Ellis, Mord. Ellis, John Fish, Edm. Freeman, jr., Israel Gaunt, Saml. Gibbs, Israel Gaunt, Chris. Gifford, Saml. Gifford, Sam. Hammond, Rich. Handy, Joseph Holway, Gideon Hoxie, Joseph Hoxie, Zeth. Jenkins, Rd. Landers, Caleb Nye, Eben. Nye, Jona. Nye, Nathan Nye, Oliver Norris, John Perry, Saml. Perry, Saml. Perry, jr., Benj. Smith, sr., John Smith, jr., Shubael Smith, Eph. Swift, Wm. Swift, jr., Jireh Swift, Eph. Tobey, John Tobey, Nathan Tobey, Jona. Tobey, Israel Tupper, John Wing, Nathl. Wing, Saml. Wing, Eben. Wing, Jashub Wing, Danl. Wing, jr., Benoni Young.

On the poll lists of the present day, and for many years previously, the names of voters may be seen, which cannot be given within the compass of this work and need not be, for they are made public by the proper officers. But the names of the freemen of the 17th cen- tury, who once occupied the soil of Sandwich and long ago mingled their ashes with its dust, deserve to be perpetuated in history where the lapse of time cannot efface the inscription already illegible upon the tablets erected to their memory. The sons of the freemen named in the first list had, at the dawn of the 18th century, become qualified by the lapse of years to perpetuate the names of the fathers, and the number entitled to the "rights of the town" was greatly increased. At a town meeting held June 25, 1701, the names of the freemen were enrolled. The records of the meeting do not state whether these were all the freemen of the town at that date, or only those present; but if taken with the lists preceding, the reader will have the names of those who managed the affairs of Sandwich nearly two hundred years ago. The names were Daniel Allen, John Bodfish, Ezra Bourne, John Lan- ders, Benj. Perry, John Pope, Eldad Tupper, Samuel Swift, Zacheus Jenkins, John Allen, sr., John Allen, jr., Rich. Allen, Wm. Allen, John Barlow, Nathan Barlow, Wm. Bassett, Neh. Bessie, John Blackwell,

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Josh. Blackwell, Mich. Blackwell, Elisha Bourne, Nathan Bourne, Shearj. Bourne, Timo. Bourne, Jacob Burge, John Perry, Dan. Butler, John Chipman, Roland Cotton, Edw. Dillingham, Hy. Dillingham, John Dillingham, Matthias Ellis, Mord. Ellis, John Fish, Edm. Free- man, sr., Edm. Freeman, jr., Benj. Gibbs, John Gibbs, Saml. Gibbs, Thos. Gibbs, John Gifford, Eph. Swift, Saml. Gifford, Rd. Handy, Jo- seph Holway, Gid. Hoxie, Lud. Hoxie, John Jennings, Saml. Knott, Sam1. Lawrence, Oliver Norris, Benj. Nye, Caleb Nye, Jona. Nye, John Nye, Nathan Nye, Edw. Perry, Ezra Perry, sr., Israel Tupper, Saml. Perry, Saml. Prince, Sam. Sanderson, Steph. Skiff, Benj. Smith, John Smith, sr., John Smith, jr., Shubael Smith, Jireh Swift, Wm. Swift, Gershom Tobey, Jona. Tobey, John Tobey, Nathan Tobey, Saml. To- bey, Thos. Tobey, Thos. Tupper, sr., Danl. Wing, Ebenr. Wing, John Wing, Nathl. Wing, Shearj. Wing, Steph. Wing.

In 1687 John Allen, sr., was chosen "Sealer of weights, measures, and yards" and Edward Perry " Commissioner." These elections of town officers had now become fully developed by the division of the colony into counties in 1685, and the civil rights not only of Sandwich, but other fully incorporated towns, were greatly enlarged. The towns were required to send jurors, which Sandwich did for the first time, in 1686. These additional rights, perhaps, increased the taxes tempora- rily, but a home government had been instituted, and each town had been endowed with more local powers. The general court also pro- vided " that the former titles of lands be confirmed," which made per- manent the titles to the lands of the older and later purchasers under the seal of the colony.

One of the best evidences of the rapid growth of the town in civil affairs, is the fact that in 1742, a jury box being provided according to law, Sandwich placed therein the names of eighty-two competent men. This number, if the selection was made in accordance with the present custom, would indicate not only a well settled town, but that a large proportion of its citizens were able men. The people of this town were among the first, in 1753, to send petitions to reduce the ses- sions of the inferior courts from four to two each year, which was ef- fected in 1759, after other petitions. Among other laws enacted by the town was an important one in 1759, " to prevent damage to sheep, by dogs." For keeping a blood hound, or a dog in part of that breed, a fine of 18s. was imposed for every week such dog was kept, and every hotel keeper or citizen, who entertained persons who came from other towns to hunt, was fined. In 1760 the town regulated hunting within its confines.

In the excitement consequent upon the enforcement and repeal of the stamp act in 1766 by England, the people of Sandwich were first to oppose this abridgment of their civil rights. An entry December

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15, 1767, in the town records embodies the report of Colonel Cotton, Solomon Foster, Stephen Nye, Nathaniel Freeman, Samuel Wing, and Deacon Smith, a committee previously appointed to consider a matter of public interest; this report and the resolutions therein were twice read, and adopted, whereby the citizens agreed not to buy imported goods after January 1, 1768; nor allow such goods to be brought into the town; and if any one persisted in it he was to be discountenanced in the mnost effectual manner. This early action by the Sandwich people evinces their inherent love of civil liberty which they fully demonstrated in all the affairs of the town and in subsequent adher- ence to those principles and actions that led to the removal of taxation by severance from England. Another link in the chain of proof was that at a town meeting in May, 1773, the town voted to instruct their representative to obtain an act of the general court to prevent the im- portation of slaves into the county, and that all children " that shall be born of such Africans as are now slaves among us shall, after such act, be free at the age of 21 years."

The election of officers and the administration of the affairs of the town were not seriously interrupted during the stirring events of the revolutionary war, although the fact appears that the then po- litical factions of whig and tory were, for a time, nearly balanced. Later the whigs were in the ascendency, and June 21, 1776, the town voted " that should the Hon. Congress of the United Colonies declare these colonies independent of the kingdom of Great Britian, We sol- emnly engage with our lives and fortunes to support them in the meas- ure." If the spirit entertained and proclaimed by the citizens of Sand- wich had been manifested in every town of the colonies, and had been made known to those immortal signers of the declaration of July 4th following, all doubts of success in the struggle for the rights declared would have been removed.

There was no abridgment of the civil rights of the town during the long struggle of the colonies, but the duties of the officers and the taxes of the town were greatly increased. It was voted May 19, 1779, to hire £1,000 to meet the town's expenses, and the burdens of the following year were no less onerous, for the committee was instructed "to apply to such of the meeting of Friends as are thought to have money to spare for a loan ; and in case they refuse they shall be liable to be drafted." The requisitions were too frequent for the prompt response of the town, and in 1781 the assessors were empowered by a vote " to use their best endeavors to procure one or more constables on as reasonable terms as possible." The collection of the taxes de- volved upon this officer, and it was difficult to get any one to serve because the taxes had been so frequent and occasioned so much dis- tress in the collection.

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In the early days of the town the foremost citizens made the ser- vice of the colony in official stations a matter of patriotism, and even since the days of modern politics, capable and worthy men have been advanced to positions of trust in the state government.

The first meeting of deputies in general court, was June 4, 1639. The following persons were chosen, in the order given, to represent the town of Sandwich, each serving the number of years affixed to the name: 1639, Richard Bourne, 14; 1639, John Vincent, 7; 1640, George Allen, 4; 1642, Wm. Newland, 8; 1642, John Allen, 1; 1642, Thomas Burge, 11; 1643, Edw. Dillingham, 1; 1643, Henry Feake, 2; 1644, James Skiff, 13: 1646, Edm. Freeman, sr., 1; 1646, Thos. Tupper, 19; 1662, Wm. Bassett, sr .. 3; 1663, Thos. Dexter, 1; 1668, Thos. Wing, sr., 1; 1669, Edm. Freeman, jr., 7; 1673, Thos. Tupper, jr., 8; 1673, Wm. Swift, 4; 1675, Stephen Skiff, 10; 1684, Shearj. Bourne, 2; 1691, Elisha Bourne, 1.

Representatives being required by Governor Phips in 1692, the first 'Great and General Court' under the new charter, assembled June eighth. Sandwich was represented as follows; the date of first election and total years of service, if more than one, are given : 1692, Thos. Tupper; 1692, Shearj. Bourne 3; 1693, Samuel Prince, 5; 1696, Stephen Skiff, 10; 1697, William Bassett, 7; 1698, Thomas Smith, 2; 1711, Eldad Tupper, 3; 1713, Mel. Bourne, 4; 1714, Saml. Jennings, 3; 1715, John Chipman, 2: 1722, Israel Tupper; 1725, Ezra Bourne, 10; 1739, Timo. Ruggles, 6; 1742, Saml. Tupper, 7; 1753, Roland Cotton, 8; 1761, Stephen Nye, 18; 1775, Nathl. Freeman, 4; 1775, Joseph Nye, 3d, 16; 1779, Lot Nye; 1785, Abm. Williams, 2; 1787, Thos. Smith, 3; 1787, Thos. Nye; 1797, Wm. Bodfish, 7; 1804, John Freeman, 7: 1806, Benj. Percival, 6; 1810, Elisha Pope, 6; 1812, Benj. Burgess, 10; 1812, Feter Nye; 1812, Thos. H. Tobey; 1817, Russell Freeman, 6; 1824, Obed B. Nye; 1825, Wendell Davis; 1830, Shad. Freeman, 3; 1830, Thos. Swift; 1834, Abm. Nye, 3; 1835, Jesse Boyden, 2; 1835, Daniel Weston; 1836, Lemuel B. Nye; 1836, Abram Fish; 1837, Charles Nye 3; 1837, Josiah Bacon, 3; 1837, Benj. Bourne, 4; 1840, Jno. B. Dillingham, 2; 1840, Geo. W. Ellis, 3; 1843, Asahel Cobb, 5; 1845, David Benson, 2; 1845, William Handy, jr .; 1846, Charles Swift, 2; 1847, F. B. Dillingham; 1849, Henry Bourne, 2; 1850, Zebedee Green; 1850, Henry V. Spurr, 1854, Reuben Collins, jr .; 1855, Joseph H. Lapham; 1856, Chas. H. Nye, 2. Representatives since 1856 are given at page 47.

. In 1662, it was enacted by the general court, that "in every town of this jurisdiction there shall be three or five selectmen chosen by the townsmen, out of the freemen-such as shall be approved by the Court, for the better managing of the affairs of the respective town- ships." The first record made of selectmen in Sandwich, was in 1667; and the following have served: 1667, Thos. Tupper, 5; 1667, James.

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Skiff, 9; 1667, Thos. Burgess, 2; 1668, Edm. Freeman, 11; 1669, Thos. Wing, 4; 1672, Thos. Burgess; 1673, Wm. Swift, sr., 15; 1675, Steph. Skiff, 7; 1675, Thos. Tupper, jr., 14; 1679, Jno. Blackwell, 3; 1684, Shearj. Bourne, 4; 1688, Elisha Bourne, 9; 1688, Wm. Bassett, 11; 1693, Sam1. Prince, 5; 1694, John Gibbs, 2; 1695, Shubael Smith, 3; 1697, Thomas Smith; 1698, Jonathan Nye; 1699, Danl. Allen, 4; 1699, John Smith, 13; 1704, Edw. Dillingham, 10; 1707, Israel Tupper. 13; 1709, Matthias Ellis; 1710, Edm. Freeman, sr., 7; 1712, Eliakim Tupper, 12; 1712, Saml. Jennings; 1715, Jno. Chipman, 6; 1718, Wm. Bassett, jr., 8; 1720, Jireh Swift, 2; 1723, Stephen Skiff, 19; 1726, Elisha Bourne, 9; 1736, Jno. Freeman, 24; 1740, Saml. Tupper, 19; 1744, Ebenr. Nye, 5; 1752, Joshua Hall; 1752, Thomas Smith, 9; 1759, Solomon Foster, 8; 1760, Ebenr. Allen, 3; 1761, Jona. Bassett, 10; 1763, Thos. Bourne, 7; 1763, John Allen, 13; 1766, Mich. Blackwell, 4; 1770, John Smith, 7; 1773, Joseph Nye, 3d, 18; 1773, Seth Freeman, 13; 1776, Sylvs. Nye, 6; 1779, Lot Nye; 1783, Thos. Burgess, 3; 1784, George Allen, 9; 1786, Sylvanus Gibbs, 2; 1787, Thos. Swift; 1787, Thos. Smith, 2; 1787, Steph. Chipman, 2; 1788, Ebenr. Allen; 1789, Thos. Foster, 2; 1791, Abm. Williams, 4; 1795, Nathan Nye, jr , 22; 1795, Leml. Freeman; 1797, Benj. Percival, 19; 1798, George Allen, 9; 1807, Jas. Freeman; 1809, Elisha Perry, 13; 1816, Mel. Bourne, 15; 1817, William Handy; 1817, Thos. W. Robinson, 3; 1818, Levi Nye; 1822, Bethuel Bourne, 7; '1824, Steph. Holway, 2; 1826, Henry Lawrence, 3; 1827, Ezra Tobey, 3; 1829, Jesse Boyden, 17; 1829, Benj. Bourne, 8; 1834, Abram Nye, 3; 1835, Russell Freeman; 1836, Chas. Nye, 2; 1836, J. B. Dillingham, 5; 1836, Joseph Hoxie; 1841, Elisha Pope; 1841, Simeon Dillingham, 5; 1841, Clark Hoxie, 4; 1847, Ch. B. H. Fessenden, 7; 1851, Geo. Gid- dings, 2; 1851, Edw. W. Ewer, 6; 1853, F. B. Dillingham, 3; 1854, Reuben Collins, jr., 2; 1855, Joshua Handy; 1855, Seth B. Wing, 9; 1858, Mason White, 9; 1758, Isaiah Fish, 16; 1864, H. G. O. Ellis, 18; 1864, Zebedee Green; 1865, Paul Wing; 1866, Nathaniel Burgess; 1867, Reuben Collins, 10; 1876, Chas. Dillingham, 15; 1877, Isaiah Fish; 1878, David D. Nye, 6; 1882, George Hartwell, 2; 1884, James Shevlin, 3; 1887, F. S. Pope, 2; 1887, Samuel H. Nye, 2; 1889, Benj. F. Cham- berlain; 1888, Frank H. Burgess.

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History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1890, Part 32

Author: Deyo, Simeon L., ed Publication date: 1890 Publisher: New York : Blake Number of Pages: 1292

Author: Deyo, Simeon L., ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: New York : Blake
Number of Pages: 1292