History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1890, Part 81

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

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Daniel Cole, George Crisp, Job Cole. John Freeman, Richard Higgins, Giles Hopkins, Richard Knowles, John Mayo, Nathaniel Mayo, Wil- liam Myrick, Thomas Paine, Thomas Roberts. Ralph Smith, Joseph Roberts, Mark Snow, Jonathan Sparrow, William Twining, Rt. Wexam, Thomas Williams and John Young.

Still later other settlers were: Thomas Crosby, Samuel Freeman, Joseph Harding, George Godfrey, George Brown, Lieutenant John Cole, John Smith, Stephen Hopkins. Jonathan Cobb, William Walker, Jonathan Higgins, Eldad Atwood, Benjamin Higgins, John Knowles, Thomas Newcomb, Joseph Collins. Jonathan Linnell, Isaac Pepper, John Witherell, William Dyer, George Ward, John Herd, Moses Hatch, George Herd, William Nickerson, Samuel Horton and Samuel Rich. These had settled around the Town cove prior to 1684, mostly north and west.

The claims of the Indians were not fully adjusted until 1666, when they were placed more by themselves at Potanumaquut, that the plan- tation might not be wholly surrounded by these native residents. The cloud of King Philip's war hung over the plantation, and every pre- caution was taken for the safety of the settlers. Eastham also fur- nished men in this war, and provided for home protection by organ- izing military companies. Samuel Atkins and John Knowles, of the eighteen who went out in 1675, being slain.

The town joined with others in an affirmative vote for a new char- ter in 1691, and to pay for their share of the expenses mortgaged to John Freeman two islands at Billingsgate. The inhabitants of the town at this time were in straitened circumstances from the suspen- sion of the fishing and agricultural interests, consequent upon the war and the ceaseless vigilance required for the safety of their homes. In 1695 this depression was ameliorated and the affairs of a growing community continued. John Doane, jr., built the stocks and whipping post near the church, more land was laid out and the church enlarged. The people were able, and soon after 1700 each widow in the town was voted four acres of land.

In 1720 a road forty feet wide was laid out from Harwich to Truro, which in part is known as the county road, from which during the succeeding thirty years many others were laid. In 1765 the bounds between Eastham and Wellfleet were marked as follows: "Beginning at a white-oak tree at the head of Indian brook marked E. W., thence due east by marked trees to a marked pine, thence east to the sea; then from the first-mentioned point at the head of the brook, westerly as the brook runs to a stake on the beach at the mouth of said brook, crossing the end of Billingsgate point to the bay."

When Orleans had been incorporated the population of Eastham was reduced to 840; but the town was not retarded in its growth and

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action. New records were opened, the salt manufacture was com- menced, and a canal was constructed from Great Meadow river to Herring pond. The embargo of a few years later greatly affected the town, and its population was decreased, being in 1809 only 782. Dur- ing the war of 1812 the people of this town found it impracticable to reach Boston by vessel to exchange for supplies, and a market was found at New York by watching the opportunity to creep along the coast to Sandwich, cart the boats and cargo across to Buzzards bay, and creep along the south shore to that market to exchange dried fish for flour and other necessaries.

One of the interesting incidents of the town during the blockade was the capture of Captains Matthew H. Mayo and Winslow E. Knowles, who succeeded in reaching Boston with a whale boat loaded with rye. After an exchange for family supplies, they exchanged their boat for a more capacious craft, and in this were captured. On board the English ship they were offered a ransom, and Captain Knowles was permitted to return to Boston to obtain the money. Captain Mayo was compelled to pilot a crew of British on a cruise, and he contrived to bring the vessel to anchor at Billingsgate point. He then managed to cut and weaken the hawser, which broke, and the vessel went ashore just south of the old camp ground at North East- ham. Captain Mayo waved back Edward C. Clark and George Col- lins until more men could approach, and when sufficient of his neigh- bors had assembled, the crew was captured. The British were con- fined one night in George Collins' barn and allowed to depart the next day, as the town was at the mercy of the privateers; and upon the demand for satisfaction the town paid a large sum.

In 1820 the population had declined to 766; but in 1830 had in- creased two hundred. Its share of the surplus revenue, $2,100, was partly used in constructing a bridge over Boat river, in 1837, and the remainder was the next year, with the interest, appropriated to the support of schools.

For the past half century the population has steadily declined, be- ing in 1840 only 955, and in 1875 it had decreased to 639; in 1880 the population was 692; and in 1885, the last census, it had declined to 638.

An epidemic scourged the town in 1816, which decimated the pop- ulation, and perhaps directly influenced the town's future prosperity. In the four months ending June first of that year seventy-two persons died. The disease had no regard for age, class or locality, and nearly every family mourned the loss of one or more members.

The town having never erected a poor house, the poor were either assisted in their homes by the officers, or their keeping for the year was let to the lowest bidder; but for many years past the selectmen have arranged for their keeping with those who would keep them in

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the most equitable manner for the town. All town meetings were held in the meeting houses-in the one until the Methodists erected theirs, then dividing the use-until 1851, when M. C. Horton, Barna- bas Doane, Sylvanus Smith and Seymour Bangs were appointed a committee to choose a site for the town house. The site was selected, and the same year Elijah E. Knowles, Barnabas Doane and Myrick Doane were chosen as a building committee. The house was erected, and since has furnished a place for the public meetings, as well as a suitable hall for rent.

The industries of the town have been varied and scattered over the territory. The most ancient mill was a tide mill in the river that connects Salt pond with the harbor. Tradition cannot furnish the name of the builder, and the only recent evidence of its location was the mill stone in the river half a century ago. Two wind mills have since furnished the people with grinding-one at North Eastham, of which Isaiah Gill and Freeman Horton were the last millers, was taken down twenty-five years ago; and the other in the south part of the town, still serves the public. This latter was moved from Province- town in 1795 (or a few years prior, as some think) where it was built in 1776. It is owned by Thomas Paine and Seth Knowles.

About 1799, and a few succeeding years, the manufacture of salt received much attention, and was a source of profit. The works along the bay, commencing at the north side, were owned by Nathan F. and Elkanah Cobb, the latter selling his to Edward C. Clark; Joshua Higgins; Barnabas Mayo; George Collins; Peter Walker, who sold to E. C. Clark; Edward C. Clark; Dea. Benjamin Clark; George Clark; Timothy and Joshua Cole; Joshua and Seth Paine; Major Joel Snow; and Benjamin Walker. Around the north part of the Town cove and at Salt pond were: Herman S. Doane; Thomas Cobb; Michael and B. H. A. Collins; George Seabury; Joshua Knowles, who sold to Joshua Cole; Samuel Knowles; Samuel Snow; Joshua and Seth Paine; William and Harding Knowles; and Barnabas Freeman. In all, the number of feet exceeded one hundred thousand, from whose evaporating vats were annually made large quantities of salt. As late as 1837 there were fifty-four plants, yielding 22,370 bushels.

The fishing business was also an early source of revenue, furnish- ing food and the dried fish being a commodity that in exchange would purchase necessaries in any city along the coast. The cod-fish- ing in 1837 gave twelve hundred quintals and the mackerel, 4,550 barrels. This business, like the salt making, declined, and the past few years but little has been done, execpt in the four weirs on the bay. The oyster business was once prominent, but their propagation ceased. Clams are still plentiful, but not as much so as formerly. Five hundred barrels of clam-bait have often been furnished from the

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town in a single year, of which the digging, opening, salting and heading in casks, give employment to two hundred persons.

The declination of fishing and other industries has created new ones, of which cranberry culture is most prominent. The peculiar adaptation of the soil to the culture of turnips and asparagus, and the increasing demand for these vegetables as an export, has led to a thorough trial which promises good results. Of the latter, forty acres have been so readily and profitably cultivated that nearly as many more have been planted. Some years ago the ice in the bay breaking up ploughed out a great quantity of quahaugs which parties picked up and put on the packet. Sometimes the packet did not sell them all and would bring them back. It was suggested to put those returned in the Salt pond. The quantities of quahaugs that came from this operation were actually fabulous. They could not be thicker, and if some had not been taken out must have died for want of room. Parties raked them and picked out those half grown and shipped a large number of barrels to Boston.

The government found it necessary to invest the shores of the town with safeguards for the world's commerce, and besides the light at Billingsgate, have erected a breakwater for the protection of its beach and harbor. In 183S a beacon of three lights was erected on the Atlantic coast, in which, with other enterprises of this nature, Captain Michael Collins was prime mover. The life saving station, called Nauset Harbor station, is on the neck near the harbor of that name, and is commanded by Alonzo N. Bearse. This station is one of the Second district, of which Benjamin C. Sparrow is superintend- ent.

The Camp-ground established in 1828, by the Methodist society in the western part of the town, was noted for many years as a place of resort. Ten acres were laid out and beautified, being incorporated in 1837 as the Millennial grove, which continued a popular place of wor- ship for thirty years.

The decline in population since the middle of the century is, per- haps, not proportionately greater than other Cape towns of like indus- tries. Sons have gone forth to other scenes-to tread the busy marts of trade; but statistics of the present do not indicate the same domes- tic relations of 1802, when, according to Rev. Mr. Shaw's writings, 122 families, aggregating over eight hundred persons, occupied one hundred dwellings, of which only seven were two stories high. The population is now at its lowest ebb, the dwellings are mostly large and neat, and the business of the town is in a healthy condition. Scattered here and there are some of the substantial dwellings of last century, but greatly modernized, occupied by the descendants of those who rendered the town important at that time. Of these early dwell-

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ings that of William H. Nickerson, on the old training ground, is among the most marked. In the visits to the old burying grounds, the sites of ancient churches, and other spots of historic interest, the antiquarian finds pleasure.

CIVIL HISTORY .- In 1646 the town of Nauset, the name of which was changed in 1651 to Eastham, opened books for the registration of births, marriages and proceedings of the town meetings. The pro- prietors kept a record of their lands and the divisions. Of these proprietors there were 137 in the final division of the remaining up- lands in 1743. The records of the proprietors are safely preserved in the town, but the town records were given to Orleans in the divis- ion of the towns, and from these Eastham has transcribed the more important. These records abound in ancient enactments deciding ear-marks for the settlers' domestic animals, annual town meetings for the election of officers, votes enabling the constables to collect taxes and giving them half in collecting fines, and in 1659 the military enactments commenced. In that year the civil authorities provided for a military company, of which Mark Snow was captain, Jonathan Higgins lieutenant, and Jonathan Bangs was ensign. A troop of horse was provided for, but this was not difficult, as only three were to be supplied by Eastham; and of these Thomas Prence and Edward Bangs, each agreed to supply one full equipment if the town could supply the third.

The first voting by proxy, or by representation, was in 1661, when for general elections the people could cast their votes in open town meeting instead of the tiresome march to Plymouth for that pur- pose.

The disposal of the whales cast on the shores occupied the atten- tion of the officers, and in 1662, and many years after, the town voted upon this question, sometimes applying the revenue to the support of the church, at others to town expenses. This year the increase of intemperance among the Indians required strong acts to repress the sale of liquors, and a fine of five shillings was imposed for furnishing it to any one.

Selectmen were first elected in 1663, with many powers which divided more distinctively the civil affairs from the religious; but for many years the court at Plymouth ruled even these offices with reli- gious severity, causing them to whip all who denied orthodoxy, and place in the stocks those who stood outside the meeting house during service.

In 1671 the vote was that no wood be taken from the town, and the bounty on wolf scalps was promised which was doubled in subse- quent years. On these matters the town was without party spirit; but in 1691, on the vote to assist in obtaining a new charter, the mi-

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nority dared vote against the move. Then for a few years the neglect to attend the town meetings was so marked that in 1705 a vote was carried to fine any freeman who lived within seven miles of the polls if he did not attend.

The jurisdiction of the Indian lands between Harwich and East- ham was settled by committees from the towns-that the jurisdiction of Eastham remain as formerly, that the lands be improved in com- mon, and that Eastham pay annually £2, 10s., to the proprietors of Harwich. The division line was run in 1712 through this tract, and in 1714 the Indians served a notice of trespass on the Eastham select- men, to settle which John Paine was appointed a committee to go to Plymouth court in behalf of the town.

Many meetings were held in 1721 in reference to the portion of a loan tendered to the town, but it was decided to loan it out on good security. The people were very spirited in their calling for a division of the county in 1734, and failing in this, they were equally as strenu- ous in urging a reduction of the number of courts. This people, with those of the lower Cape towns, persisted in a reduction of these courts without effect for three years.

In 1754 the town voted that the representative elect remain at home. This was to save the expense of sending him; but the town subsequently had occasion to petition the court for a release from the liability incurred. In 1773 the town met and passed strong reso- lutions in favor of the rights laid down by the Boston committee, and in 1774 strong action was taken against the use of teas; but there were two parties in the town, the opposition to the Boston move being greatly in the minority. In 1779, on the question of a new constitution, the town vote was thirty against and two for. During the war of 1812 two parties existed, but those opposed to the war did nothing to thwart the demands of the government. In 1856 a large majority espoused the doctrine of free soil, and identified themselves with the party that soon came to rule the people during the struggle that ensued. With true loyalty the town in its actions did all it could in furtherance of the quelling of the rebellion.

The reader is reminded that the officers named in the following paragraphs were the officers of Nauset until 1651, and that during that period and until Wellfleet and Orleans were incorporated, many of these men were leading residents of the districts not now included in Eastham.

The deputies, dates of first election and terms of service, were: In 1647, Josias Cooke, 13 years, and Richard Higgins, 7; 1648, Nicholas Snow, 3; 1649, Samuel Hicks, 2, and John Doane, 6; 1654, Daniel Cole, 12, and John Freeman, 8; 1655, Richard Sparrow, 3; 1660, Nathaniel Mayo; 1668, Jonathan Sparrow, 18; 1671, Thomas Paine, 7;

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1674, Jonathan Bangs, 3; 1675, Mark Snow, 6: 1680, John Cook, 2; 1690, Thomas Paine, jr., 2.

The representatives were: 1692, Jonathan Sparrow, 2, and Jonathan Bangs; 1693. John Doane; 1696, Thomas Paine; 1697, Samuel Knowles, 23; 1698, Israel Cole, 4; 1702, Joseph Doane, 2; 1709, John Paine, 9; 1711, Samuel Mayo, 2; 1722, Isaac Pepper; 1730, Joshua Higgins; 1731, William Paine, 6; 1735, Ralph Smith; 1751, John Freeman, 4; 1756, Solomon Pepper, 3; 1757, Jonathan Doane, 6; 1758, Sylvs. Snow, 2; 1767, Willard Knowles, 2; 1768, Elisha Doane, 3; 1769, Thomas Paine, 5; 1772, Barnabas Freeman, 10; 1774, Naaman Holbrook; 1775, Amos Knowles, 2: 1778, Josiah Rogers; 1782, Nathan Doane, 4; 1785, Elijah Knowles, 10: 1797, Simeon Kingman, and Michael Collins; 1798, Ben- jamin Clark: 1800, Elisha Mayo, 2; 1802, Samuel Freeman, 11; 1811, John Doane. 3; 1813, Heman Smith, 3; 1818, Joshua P. Atwood, 2; 1820, Harding Knowles, 5; 1829, Jesse Collins: 1831, Samuel Knowles; 1832, Michael Collins, 3; 1834, David C. Atwood, 2; 1836, George Col- lins, 2; 1838, Philander Shaw, 2; 1840, Bar. Freeman; 1841, Henry Horton, 2; 1843, B. H. A. Collins; 1844, Elijah E. Knowles, 2; 1848, Barnabas Doane; 1851, Scotto Cobb, 2; 1853, Reuben Nickerson; 1854, Jonathan Snow; 1855, Elijah E. Knowles.

The selectinen have been as follows (the dates preceding the names show the years of first election, and if the same man was again elected the whole number of years of service is indicated): 1663, John Free- man, 10, Nicholas Snow, 7, and John Doane, 14; 1665, Edward Bangs, 2, and Richard Higgins, 3; 1667, Mark Snow, 18, and Daniel Cole, 9; 1670, John Doane, jr., S, and William Nickerson, 2; 1671, Jonathan Sparrow, 10, and Thomas Paine, 19; 1673, Joseph Harding: 1674, Jonathan Bangs, 3; 1687, Daniel Doane and Jabez Snow, each 4; 1688, Benjamin Higgins; 1690, Thomas Mayo, 12; 1691, Thomas Paine, jr., 3, and Isaac Pepper, 11; 1692, Samuel Knowles, 6; 1693, Samuel Free- man, 6, and John Paine, 6; 1694, Israel Cole, 5; 1695, Edmund Free- man, 7; 1697, Daniel Cole, jr .; 1698, Samuel Paine, 6; 1700, Samuel Mayo, sr., 6. Thomas Mulford, 4, and Joseph Doane, 5; 1703, Joseph Snow, jr .; 1706, William Freeman; 1707, Nathaniel Freeman; 1717, Edward Knowles, 10; 1718, Micajah Snow, 4; 1719, Jonathan Young, 2, and Israel Doane, 3; 1722, Samuel Knowles, jr., 6; 1733, Samuel Doane, S, and James Rogers, 7; 1735, Benjamin Higgins; 1736, John Knowles, and John Freeman, 3; 1736, Ralph Smith; 1737, Samuel Doane, 6, and Samuel Freeman, jr .; 1738, John Rich, 5; 1741, Samuel Knowles, 3: 1743, John Freeman, 2, Jabez Snow, jr., 2, Zoeth Smith, 6, Jonathan Doane, 2, and Sylvanus Snow, 2; 1744, Thomas Knowles, 3, Joshua Higgins, jr., S, and Jeremiah Mayo; 1747, Samuel Smith, Amos Knowles and Jonathan Smith; 1749, Joshua Knowles, 2, and Edmund Freeman, jr., 2; 1750, James Higgins, 7; 1752, Ebenezer Higgins, 2;

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1754, Daniel Doane, jr., 4; 1760, Ebenezer Atwood and Willard Knowles, 4; 1761, Joseph Cole, 14, and Samuel Smith, 3d, 4; 1762, Samuel Doane, jr .; 1765, Joshua Knowles, 2, and Jonathan Higgins, 12; 1769, James Snow; 1771, Simeon Doane, 6; 1773, Elisha Smith, 2; 1775, Amos Knowles, jr., 5; 1777, Barnabas Freeman, 2; 1778, William Myrick, jr .; 1779, Nehemiah Young, 6, and Nathaniel Mayo, 2; 1780, Jonathan Linnel, jr .; 1781, John Doane, jr., 8; 1782, Gideon Freeman, 2, and Heman Linnel, 12; 1784, Joseph Knowles; 17SS, Nathan Doane, and Samuel Higgins, 3: 1791, Joseph Pepper, 6; 1794, Hezekiah Hig- gins, 2; 1797, Judah Rogers, 2, and James Mayo, 2; 1799, Michael Col- lins, 2; 1801, James Cole, 4, and Samuel Smith, 9; 1805, David Brown, 4; 1807, Obed Knowles, 9, Harding Knowles, 13, and John Doane, 5; 1815, Elisha Mayo, 2; 1817, Joshua Atwood and Freeman Knowles, 4; 1818, Timothy Cole and George Clark, 2; 1819, Joshua Higgins, 4; 1823, Parker Brown, 4: 1824, Samuel Knowles, 13; 1826, James H. Knowles, 5; 1830, Cushing Horton; 1831, Barnabas Doane, 2, and Barnabas Freeman, 5; 1834, Noah Doane, 3, and Michael Collins, 17; 1836, David C. Atwood, 21, and Joshua Paine, 10; 1845, Alvan Rogers, 4; 1846, Zera Higgins, 27: 1848, Heman Doane; 1849, Jesse Collins and Henry Harding, 2; 1852, Crowell Doane, 4, and Abijah Mayo, 5; 1855, Joshua Knowles, 3; 1857, Joshua Cole, 2; 1858, Prince S. Harding, 8; 1859, Henry Knowles, 4; 1861, Jonathan Snow, 3; 1865, Josiah M. Cole; 1865, Jonathan Snow, 2; 1866, Sylvanus Smith, 6; 1867, John H. Bangs, 2; 1869, Myrick Clark, 3; 1872, Nicholas P. Knowles, 2, and Isaiah H. Horton, jr., 2; 1874, Reuben Nickerson, 2; 1874, Beniah G. Higgins, 2; 1875, Silas H. Stuart, 8; 1876, Nicholas P. Knowles, 7; 1876, Heman S. Gill, 3; 1879, I. H. Horton, 5; 1882, John A. Clark, 3; 1884, R. H. Horton; 1884, Eldad Higgins, 7; 1885, J. N. M. Hopkins, 3, and T. K. Paine, 5; 1SSS, James Phillips, 2; 1890, Freeman A, Col- lins and George O. Mayo.

The succession of incumbents of the important office of town 'clerk is shown in the following list, wherein the date of commence- ment of each man's service is noticed: 1646, Nicholas Snow; 1663, Mark Snow; 1676, Daniel Doane; 1695, Thomas Paine; 1704, John Paine; 1729, Joseph Doane; 1743, Thomas Knowles; 1746, Nathaniel Free- man; 1759, Jabez Snow; 1761, Edward Knowles; 1774, Gideon Baty; 1779, Richard Knowles; 1782, Isaac Pepper; 1786, Samuel Higgins; 1790, Isaac Sparrow; 1793, Elijah Knowles; 1797, Benjamin Clark; 1805, Ebenezer Paine; 1824, George Clark; 1830, Joshua Paine; 1837, Samuel Knowles; 1842, N. S. Knowles; 1847, David Higgins; 1848, Heman Doane, 2d; 1865, Josiah M. Cole; 1866, Joshua Paine; 1874, Heman Doane, and since 1878, George H. Clark.

The town treasurers have been: 1646, Edward Bangs; 1666, Daniel Doane; 1676, Thomas Paine; 1703, Joseph Doane; 1709, John Paine;

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1731, Edward Knowles: 1741, Samuel Freeman; 1759, Jabez Snow; 1775, Gideon Baty; 1780, Richard Knowles; 1783, Isaac Pepper; 1786, Samuel Higgins; 1791, Isaac Sparrow: 1794, Elijah Knowles; 1797, Benjamin Clark; 1805, Ebenezer Paine; 1825, George Clark; 1831, Joshua Paine. Thus it appears that the offices of clerk and treasurer had practically been one since 1793, and in 1837 they were actually united, since which time the duties of treasurer have devolved upon the men noticed in the above list of clerks of the town.

CHURCHES .- The Congregational Society, the first in Eastham, was transferred from Plymouth in 1644. As soon as possible a meet- ing house, twenty feet square, was erected near the Town cove. ad- joining the first and now unused burial place. John Mayo, in 1646, took charge of the church for a few years, and was succeeded in 1655 by Thomas Crosby, who was " hired to conduct public service on the Lord's Day." He was succeeded in 1672, after a few months without a pastor, by Samuel Treat, who, learning the Nauset language, preached also to the Indians. He continued a faithful pastor until 1715-a period of forty-three years. During this period a new and better meeting house was needed. and in 1676 Dea. Samuel Freeman, Lieutenant Sparrow, John Doane and Thomas Paine were appointed to carry on the erection of a new house near the old burying ground. In 1695 a steeple with a bell was added, which Rev. Mr. Pratt, in his history, says was the first, as well as last, church bell in the town, but the oldest residents do not claim to have any traditions that confirm the assertion. This meeting house was enlarged in 1700, the appro- priation being £180, to add fifteen feet, which made the house square.

In 1713 the meeting house was repaired by the committee, Captain Samuel Freeman and Samuel Mayo. In 1714 Mr. Nehemiah Hobart was hired to teach the school and to assist Mr. Treat in the pulpit. Mr. Treat died in 1717. Mr. Lord preached a few weeks, but went to Chatham, when Rev. Samuel Osborn was called. In 1718 the South parish meeting house was erected, to which Mr. Osborn moved. The old church was occupied until a new one was erected in 1720, the site being changed to near the second burial place of this society. Through their agent, Isaac Pepper, the society procured the services of Rev. Benjamin Webb, who filled the pulpit until 1746-twenty-six years. After Mr. Webb's decease Rev. Edward Cheever was installed in 1751, and continued until his death in 1794. Rev. Philander Shaw, who was ordained in 1795, served forty-two years-until 1838.

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History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1890, Part 81

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