History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. II, Part 148

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1226

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Isaac Hartwell was a sergeant in Captain Smith's company in 1775, was in service at Ticonderoga in 1776, and was a lieutenant in Captain John Griffiths' company in Colonel John Jacobs' regiment, one year from Jannary 1, 1778; born July 8, 1762; married, July 9, 1786, Eunice Myrick ; died in Princeton Jannary 8, 1822.

John Hartwell was a lientenant in Captain William Smith's company in Colonel John Nixon's regiment in 1775, and a captain iu colonel Eleazer Brooks' regiment in 1776, and in Colonel Dyke's regiment in 1 ***. He wasborn in Concord (now Lincoln) August 21, 1747 ; married, December 18. 1783, Hepzibah Brooks, and died November 2, 1820.

Samnel Hartwell was quartermaster in Colonel Eleazer Brooks' regiment in 1,76, and was in service at Cambridge in 1778, and Rhode Island in 1779 and '80 ; was a Revolutionary pensioner. Born in Con- cord (now Lincoln), June 25, 1742; married September 12, 1769, and died Angust 12, 1829.

Samnel, John and Isaac were sons of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Hey- wood) Hartwell.

Samnel Hoar was an ensign in Captain William Smith's company of minnte-men in 1775, a lieutenant in Captain John Hartwell's company in 1.76, and in Captain Samuel Farrar's company at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777. Son of John and Elizabeth (Coolidge) Hoar; born in Lexington (now Lincoln), Angnst 23, 1743; married, July 8, 1773, Snsanna Pierce, and died May 22, 1832.

Leonard Hoar was in Captain John Hartwell's company in 1776, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne's army in 1777, and in service at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1,80, and was a Revolutionary pensioner. Son of John and Elizabeth (Coolidge) Hoar ; born June 29, 1758; died December 12, 1842.

Brister Hoar (Scipio Brister) was in Captain Hartwell's company at Cambridge in 1.76, and in Captain Minott's company in 1777. He was born in Boston in 1756; was a slave until 1780, and died November 1, 1820.

Jeremiah Knowlton was a sergeant in Captain Simon Hunt's com- pany at New York in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777, and in Captain Francis Brown's company at Rbode Island in 1778.

William Lawrence, Jr., was paid £30 for a three years' campaign in the Continental Army.

Jonas Mason was a sergeant in Captain William Smith's company in 1.75.

Joseph Mason was in service nine months at Cambridge in 1775; was in service at New York in 1776, and at Rhode Island in 1779, and was drafted for nine montbs' service after arrival at Fishkill.

Joseph Mason, Jr., was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at New York in 1776, at Saratoga in 1777, and at Rhode Island in 1778.

Joseph Mason is credited with three years' service in the Continental Army. (Probably Joseph Mason, Jr.) Born in Lincoln, March 6, 1751; married, April 23, 1786, Lucy Flint; died in Walpole, N. H., February 18, 1834.

Elijah Mason was a fifer at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was in service at New York in 1776, and enlisted fur completing and filling up fifteen battalions nnder a resolve of April 20, 1778. Born in Lincoln, October 29, 1757: died, unmarried, in West Woodstock, Conn., February 16, 1843. Jonas, Joseph and Elijah were sous of Jonas and Graca (Bond) Mason. Eight British soldiers were killed, April 19, 1775, within half a mile of their honse.

Abijah Mead was a sergeant in Captain Asahel Wheeler's company iu 1776, and enlisted in 1777 for three years, and was a Revolutionary pen- sioner ; baptized in the precinct March 4, 1749, and died in Lincoln May 1, 1837.

Tilly Mead was in Captain Francis Brown's company at Rhode Island, in 1778, and enlisted for three years, and was a Revolutionary pensioner ; born in Lincoln July 21, 177; died unmarried in Barre March 1, 1848.

Jonathan Meari was in service at Rhode Island in 1778; he enlisted for three years November 12, 1779, and served the full term ; born in Lincoln March 12, 1761, and died in Hardwick March 24, 1814.

Abijah, Tilly and Jonathan were sons of David and Mary (Bond) Mead. Abner Mathais was at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777, and in the expe dition to Rhode Island in 1878. He was the son of Barnabas and Anna (Minnroe) Mathais. He was a captain in Lincoln ; married Lydia Smith and removed to Billerica in 1807.

James Meriam was in service at New York in 1776, at Saratoga in

1775 and at Rhode Island in 1778 ; born in Lexington; married in Lin- coln, February 16, 1764, Mary Cutler, and died in Lincolu February 2L 1816.

James Miles was in service at Rhode Island in 1777.

Abijah Munroe was in service at Cambridge in 1775, and at Boston in 1776, at New York in 1776-77 ; boru June 10, 1755 ; married, January 9, 1786, Sally Wheeler ; removed in 1795 to Livermore, Me., where he died.

Isaac Munroe was in service at Rhode Island in 1779. He enlisted for three years and served thirty-four months and ten days. He received a bounty of fifty dollars and was a pensioner ; born in Lincoln March 10, 1758, aud died August 5, 1840.

Micalı Munroe was paid £720 for service at Rhode Island in 1781 ; born in Lincoln April 23, 1762, and died unmarried in Livermore, Me.

Ahijah, Isaac and Micah were sons of Benjamin and Mary (Meriam) Munroe.

Josiah Nelson was in the service at Cambridge in 1775, at Ticonderoga in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777.

Jonathan Page was in service in a campaign in Rhode Island in 1779, enlisted for six months under a resolve of June 5, 1780, and re-enlisted for three years June 1, 1781, receiving a bounty of three hundred and fifty silver dollars. He married, January 18, 1783, Lydia Munroe, of Lexington.

Aaron Parks was in service at Winter Hill in 1775, and in the expedi. tion to Canada in 1776. IIe enlisted March 28, 1781, to serve during the war, having "Received of the class whereof Lt. Benjamin Roe and others are members, security for two hundred and forty dollars, silver mouey," and was a Revolutionary pensioner. He was a son of Joseph, Jr., aud Lydia (Garfield) Parks, and married, December 23, 1783, Anna Jennison, and had two children baptized in Lincoln.

Benjamin Parks was in service eight months at Cambridge in 1775; about the year 1800 he removed to Livermore, Maine, and died there in 1825, aged ninety-two years.

Eleazer Parks was in Capt. Nathan Fuller's company eight months at Cambridge in 1775, and was in service at Point Judith in 1777. Born in Lincoln, Nov. 20, 1754 ; married Elizabeth Whitney, and removed to Winchendon

David Parks in service at Cambridge in 1775, in the expedition to Can- ada in 1776, and at Cambridge in 1778, and was paid for one-fourth part of a three years' campaign in the Continental Army.

Isaac Parks was in service at New York in 1776.

James Parks was a lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Farrar's company in 1776, and at Cambridge in 1777 and 1778 ; son of Josiah and Thankful (Coolidge) Parks; baptized March 1, 1740 ; married Dec. 5, 1771, Han- nah Wesson, and died in Lincoln.

John Parks was in service eight months at Cambridge in 1775, and was paid £8 for going to Worthington with a team.

Josiah Parks, in service at Dorchester in 1776, and Saratoga in 1777 and was a Revolutionary pensioner ; son of Epbraim and Mary (Hobbs) Parks ; born August 9, 1747, and died June 13, 1841.

Jonas Parks was in service eight months at Cambridge in 1775, and in the expedition to Canada in 1776, and was a Revolutionary pensioner ; son of David and Sarah (Gibbs) Parks; born Oct. 10, 1755 ; married, Jan. 30, 1783, Eunice Tower.

Leonard Parks was a fifer in Capt. Fuller's company at the age of six- teen years; eight months at Cambridge in 1775, and was a fifer in Capt. Samuel Farrar's company at the surrender of Burgoyne's army in 1777, and was paid £40 for his service at Bostou in 1778. Born in Lincoln, Oct. 25, 1760 ; died in Cambridge, June 8, 1838, Aaron, Eleazer, Jonas, John and Leonard Parks were in Capt. Nathan Fuller's company, in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Gardner, who was killed at Bunker Hill.

Willard Parks was in service eight months at Cambridge in 1775; son of Stephen and Abigail (Garfield) Parks ; baptized in the precinct, Jan. 21, 1753, and died March 2, 1816.

Abrahamı Pierce was in service at Cambridge in 1775, in Capt. Mar- rett's company of artillery in 1777, and enlisted in 1777 for three years in the Continental Army ; son of Jonas and Mary (Adams) Pierce, horn Sept. 2, 1755, and died in Rindge, N. H., Sept. 12, 1802.

"Col. Abijah Pierce was chosen colonel of the regiment of minute- men in 1775, and was at Concord on the 19th of April, 1775, and in ser- vice at Cambridge in the summer of 1775. Born in Waltham, May 23, 1727 ; married, Sept. 23, 1751, Thankful Brown ; died in Lincoln, Sept. 18, 1800."

Joseph Parker enlisted at the age of 16 years, under a resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, for three years in the Continental Army ; son of Joseph and Eu- nice (Hobbs) Parker ; born in Lincoln, Dec. 5, 1765.

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Koen Robinsou was In Capt. John Watson's company in Col. Eleazar Brooks' regiment at New York in 1776, and In service at Cambridge in 1778.

Peter Sharon (colored) was in service at Rhode Island in 1780, and enlistod at the age of 18 years under resolve of Doc. 2, 1780, for three years in tho Continental Army, and was paid a bonnty of three hundred and fifty silver dollars. He died in Lincoln in the winter of 1792-93.

Isaac Pierce was in service in Captain Marrett's company of artillery in 1777, and in Captain Harrington's company in 1778, and in Captain Jolin Minott's company in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778 ; born November 17, 1757 ; married, March 20, 1786, Anna Sanderson.

Jonas Pierce was in service at Dorchester in 1776, at Cambridge in 1778, and at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1780; born September 19, 1750 ; died in Wardsboro', Vt., Deceuiber 24, 1840.

Joseplı Pierce served in Captain Marrett's and Captain Swan's com- panies of artillery. He culisted for three yoars in the Continental Army and served the full term. Born March 13, 1750 ; died in Lincoln December 25, 1825.

Artemus Reed was in service at Cambridge in 1775, and iu New York in 1776, and enlisted in 1777, for thirce years, in the Continental Army, and served thirty-six months.

Abner Richardson, aged sixteen years, enlisted for three years under a Resolve of the General Court, of Docember 2, 1780, receiving from the class whereof Deacon Joshua Brooks and others are members a bounty of £73 10s., hard money. He marriod Anna Moore, and had a family of thirteen children ; was a Revolutionary pensiouer, aud died in Luzerne, Warren County, N. Y., February 2, 1855, aged ninety-four years, two months and thirteen days, the last of the Lincoln soldiers in the Revo- lutionary War.

Captain William Smith commanded a company in Colonel Nixon's regiment at Cambridge in 1775, and in Colouel Brooks' regiment in 1776; son of Rev. William Smith, of Weymouth ; born December 1, 1746.

Jesse Smith was in service at Cambridgo in 1775, and was paid a bounty of £30 for enlisting in the Continental Army for three years, and served thirty-five months annd thirteen days.

Jonathan Smith was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at New York in 1776, and at Cambridge in 1777 and 1778. He married, February 7, 1772, Lucy Billings, and died in Lincoln July 19, 1833.

Gregory Stone was in service at Cambridge in 1776, and was paid £20 for two-thirds of a three years' man in the Continental Army. Ile was a son of Gregory and Hephzibah (Brooks) Stone ; horn February 5, 1754 ; inarried, February 21, 1788, Lucy Jones, and died April 12, 1807.

Joshua Stone was in Captaiu Samuel Farrar's company, in Colonel Brooks' regiment, at New York, in 1776 ; at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777 ; baptized in the precinct in 1752, and died in Concord Mareli 10, 1822.

John Thorning was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at Dorchester in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777; born in Lincoln June 7, 1756, and re- moved to Lexington in 1781.

William Thor ning was in Captain Asabel Wheeler's company at Cam- bridge in 1776, was drafted to serve nine months after arrival at Fish- kill, was at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777, and enlisted under a resolve of April 28, 1778, for completing and filling up fifteen battalious of troops, and was a Revolutionary pensioner. He was born in Lincoln January 20, 1758, married Eunice Phillips, and diod in Lexington Marcb 23, 1829.

Jonathan Tower, Jr., enlisted April 2, 1781, for three years, in the Continental Army, and was a pensioner ; son Jonathan and Eunice (Allen) Towor ; born in Lincoln October 16, 1764, and died bere January 26, 1835.

Nathan Tidd was in service at Cambridge in 1775, in Captain Swan's company of artillery in 1777. He enlistod for three years in the Conti- nental Army in 1777. He served sixteen months, and died in tho service.

Abraham Weston was in service in 1777 and 1778, and onlisted, April 2, 1782, for three years, receiving a bounty of £70. Ho was born in Concord (now Lincoln), Oct. 29, 1738, and died near Livermore Falls, Mo., June 29, 1801.

Zechariah Weston was in servico at Dorchestor in 1776 and 1777, at. Cambridge in 1778, at Roxbury in 1779, and Rhode Island in 1780, and was paid for one-third part of a three years' campaign in the Continen- tal army. Baptized iu the precinct March 15, 1752 ; died in Lincoln Aug. 13, 1833.

Nathan Weston was quartermaster's sergeaut in the rogimeut com- manded by Col. Thomas Gardner, who was mortally wounded in tho battle of Bunker Hill, and was quartermaster in tho same regiment,

afterwards known as Lieut .- Col. William Bond's regiment, and was paid £10 for one-third part of a three years' campaign In tho Continental army. Born in Lincoln Nov. 8, 1753, and died here Dec. 8, 1825.

Daniel Weston was in service in Capt. John Minott's company, In Capt. John Hartweh's company in 1777, In service at Rhodo Island in 1779, and at Klaverick, on the Hudson, in 1780. Baptized Juno 11, 1758, and died Sept., 1823.

John Weston was in service at Polnt Judith in 1777, and at Rhodo Island in 1779, and was paid for one third part of a thrco years' cam- paign in the Continental army.

Jonathan Weston was in servico at Roxbury in 1778, and was in Capt. Isaac Gago's company, near West Point, N. Y., in 1781.

Zechariah, Nathan, Daniel, John and Jonathan Weston were sons of Zachariah and Mary (Hoar) Weston, all born in Lincoln.

Edmund Wheeler was in service at Cambridgo in 1775, and at Ticon- deroga in 1776, and was paid for one-third part of a three years' cam- paign in the Continontal Army. Son of Thomas and Mary (Munroe) Wheoler, born March 4, 1731, died June 1, 1805.

Enos Wheeler was in service at New York iu 1776 and 1777, and at Cambridge in 1778. Son of Joseph and Ruth (Fox) Wheeler, born in Acton Sept. 17, 1738 ; married, in Lincoln, Oct. 22, 1765, Mary Garfield, and removed to Weston in 1782.

John Wheeler was in service at the surrender of Burgoyno in 1777, and iu Capt. Simon Hunt's company in 1778, and was a Revolutionary peusioner. Son of John and Lydia (Allon) Whoeler, born March 23, 1761, and died in Walpole, N. H., Jan. 28, 1845.

Jonas Whittaker was in Capt. Simon Hunt's company at Winter ITill in 1778, and in service at Rhode Island in 1780. He was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars, serving in Capt. Thomas Adams' company in 1758, and in Capt. William Barron's company in 1762.

Solonion Whitney was at the surrender of Burgoyne's army at Sara- toga 1777, and in service at Rhode Island in 1779, and was in the ser- vice nearly all the time during the Revolutionary War. He served sev- eral campaigns in tho French and Indian Wars, and enlisted in 1780, at the age of 47, for three years in the Continental Army. Son of Solomon and Martha (Fletcher) Whitney, born in Weston (now Lincoln) in 1735, married, June 14, 1771, Mary Fay, aud removed in 1794 to Canterbury, N. H.

Elijah Willington was a sergeant in Captain William Smith's com- pany in Colonel Nixon's regiment at Cambridge in 1775, and was in the service in 1776 ; baptized in Lincoln March 25, 1750, removed to Liver- more, Maine, about 1810, and died there December 15, 1828.

Elisha Willington was in service in Cauada iu 1776, and enlisted in 1777 for three years in the Continental Army aud served thirty-four months ; horn in Lincoln July 20, 1758 ; died in Concord January 12, 1799. Elijah and Elisha were sons of Jonathan, Jr, and Lydia (Fiske) Willington.

WAR OF 1812 .- The part performed by this town in the War of 1812 was very small compared with its ser- vices in the War of the Revolution. In the spring of that year a regiment was raised in Middlesex County, "To be armed, equipped and stand ready to march at a moment's warning," and to this force the following persons volunteered, viz. : Gabriel Weston, corporal ; Jonas Wheeler, William Hoar, John Brownell, Rufus Babcock, William Jones, Stephen Esty and David A. Davis, privates ; but it does not appear that they were called into service. June 28, 1814, John Billings and Daniel Weston were detached from the company " Roll by lot," to strengthen the forts in Boston Har- bor, and September 20, 1814, Eliphalet Weston, ser- geant, and Artemas Hayden and John Nelson were drafted for the same purpose.

. In 1812, Colonel Daniel Brooks and Major Ephraim. Flint resigned their commissions in the militia of the State, and applied for commissions in the National Army, but were unsuccessful.

Colonel James Miller, the hero of Lundy's Lave, married a sister of Major Flint, and his family rc-

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sided in Lincoln about ten years, covering the periods of his service in the army and as Governor of Ar- kansas Territory, and three of his children were born in Lincoln.

Jonas W. Colburn was taken prisoner and confined several months on board a British prison-ship, where he suffered great hardships.

Leonard Hoar, Jr., was aid-de-camp to Colonel Mil- ler. He was taken sick at Buffalo, and attempted to return home, but died at Canandaigua, N.Y., Septem- ber 21, 1814, aged twenty-one years and two months. He was a young man of winning personal appearance and gentlemanly and military manners and bearing.

" None knew him but to love him. Or named him but to praise."

The people of Lincoln were as earnest and patri- ctic in the War of the Rebellion as the War of the Revolution, but the relative condition of the town had greatly changed. The city of Lowell had sprung into existence where there was, in the Revolutionary period, nothing but forests and pastures and unre- strained water-power running to waste, and Waltham and other towns having manufacturing facilities had increased in wealth and population from two to ten- fold, while Lincoln, being entirely an agricultural town, remained nearly stationary.

The first town-meeting called to act on matters per- taining to the war was on May 13, 1861, and it was " Voted, That two thousand dollars be appropriated to provide bounty, arms, ammunition, clothing, pro- visions and extra pay for such of the inhabitants of the town as have enlisted or may hereafter enlist into the military service of the United States, and for aid to their families."

July 28, 1862, the town "Voted, That eighteen hundred dollars be raised to pay nine men who may enlist as our quota of soldiers in the service of the United States, and that said eighteen hundred dol- lars be forthwith assessed upon the taxable property of the town, and so much of it as may be necessary be expended by the committee appointed at a citizens' meeting for securing said recruits; and that all per- sons be requested to pay the same to the collector on the presentations of their tax-bills, on or before the first day of September next." This vote was passed in a full town-meeting without a dissenting voice or vote; and although it was known that the town could not enforce the payment of this tax, it was im- mediately assessed and more than nine-tenths of it was paid upon the presentation of the bills.

August, 1862, the town " Voted, To pay each volun- teer who shall enlist for nine months and be mustered in and credited to the quota of the town, a bounty of two hundred dollars," and the same committee which recruited the three years' men was requested to recruit the nine months' men.

At the annual meeting in March, 1863, six hundred dollars were appropriated for the payment of aid to soldiers' families. In the spring of this year town-

officers were forbidden to pay bounties, and the gov- ernment resorted to drafts.

April 25, 1864, the town voted to raise fourteen hundred dollars to refund the money raised by sub- scription and paid for recruiting ten volunteers in December and January last, and seven hundred dol- lars to pay the veteran volunteers belonging to Lin- coln.

And on the 13th of June following, a committee was appointed to recruit eight men to serve the town as volunteers, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow twenty-five hundred dollars for the purpose, and in October following, the town " Voted, To refund to the citizens the money subscribed and paid by them last spring for procuring recruits to fill the quota of the town." Various other sums were paid by the town during those years for expenses inciden- tal to the war, and for bringing home and burying their dead.

Lincoln furnished seventy-nine men for the war, which was a surplus of four over and above all de- mands. Five of them were commissioned officers. The amount raised by taxation and expended by the town, on account of the war, was $10,385.50, all of which was paid before the close of the year 1865. The town also paid $3915 for aid to soldiers' families, of which sum $3205 was reimbursed by the State.

Of those who rendered gallant service in the Civil War were the following: First Lieutenant Thomas J. Parker enlisted as a private at the breaking out of the war, and continued in active service uutil his death. He was twice promoted for meritorious con- duct, and was mortally wounded before Petersburg, March 25, 1865.

Elijah H. Wellington enlisted in the Forty-fourth Regiment, September 12, 1862, and died of disease at Newbern, N. C., January 13, 1863. He was a young man of excellent character, universally beloved and respected.

Frederick D. Wellington enlisted June 29, 1861, in Co. H, Sixteenth Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, and was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 17, 1862, and remained in hospital until his discharge, March 12, 1863. He is a pensioner.

Edward L. Deering, of Lincoln, enlisted in a Maine regiment, and was killed in the assault on Fort Wagner.

Among those who volunteered and served with honor to themselves and the town, the following de- serve especial commendation. They are named in the order of their enlistment, so far as it is known : Albert Johnson, George E. Sherman, Eugene M. Deering, James Hill, Francis C. Brown, John Tasker, Franklin Jones, Edward N. Haynes, James E. Hayden, Thomas W. Hayden, John Atkins, Edward Stone, James A. Walker, John W. Hoar, James E. West, B. Franklin Hoar, Cassius M. Flagg, William H. Flagg, William Messer, Cornelius Stone.

An act for erecting a new town within the county

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of Middlesex, by the name of Lincoln, April 23, An- no Domini, 1754:1

" Whereas, the inhabitants of the easterly part of Concord, the seuth- westerly part of Lexington, and the northerly part of Weston, have ad- dressed this court, setting forth the many difficulties they now labor un- der, which might be effectually remedied if they were constituted a township ;

" Be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council and Ilonse of Rep- resentatives, That the easterly part of said town of Concord, the southi- westerly part ef said town of Lexington and the northerly part of said town of Weston, as hereafter set forth and described, be and heroby are set off, constituted and erected irto a separate and distinct township by the name of Lincoln ; the bonnds of said township to be as follows, viz. To begin at Concord River where the line goes over said river between Concord and Sudbmy, and runs down said river to a brook that runs ont of Well meadow (so called) ; from thence to the southeasterly side ef Wal- den Pond (so called) ; from thence to the northwesterly corner of a lot of laud lately belonging to Daniel Brooks, on the southerly side of the country road ; thence running easterly with the country road (one-half whereof to belong to and be maintained by each town) until it comes to Joshua Brooks' tan-house, and from the northwest corner of said tan- house to the northwest corner of John Wheat's land adjoining to Ben- jamin Wheeler's land ; theuce by said Wheeler's land 'to Bedford line, and by Bedford liue to Concord corner adjoining to Lexington ; and from thence in a straight line to a little hridge in the country road a little westerly of Thomas Nelson's house ; thence to the top of a little hill eastward of Nehemiah Abbott's house; thence to Waltham northwest corner, including Elisha's Cutler's laud ; from thence on Waltham line to the southwest corner of John Bemis' land ; thence ruuning south to the sontheast corner of Benjamin Brown's land ; thence turning and running westerly hy said Brown's land to a stake and heap of stones he- ing the northwest coruer of Braddyl Smith's land ; thence to a rock in the squadron line, a little northwest of the school-house ; thence to the corner of the wall on the north side of Concord road (so called), being upon the division liue between Theophs Mansfield and Josiah Parks ; thence turning south, upon the division line between suid Mansfield nud said Parks to the squadron line ; thence in the same course to the divi- sion line between Nathaniel Allen and Ephraim Parks ; thence westerly by the division line between said Allen and said Parks till it comes to a townway ; thence westerly in a straight line across a corner of said Parks' land, to a heap of stones, being a corner hetween said Allen and said Parks ; thence westerly between said Allen aud said Parks till it comes to Abbott's meadow; thence in the same course to Sudbury line, and by said liue to the place first mentioned, and that the inhabitants of said lands as before bouuded and described, he and hereby are vested and endowed with the powers, privileges and immnni- ties that the inhabitants of any of the towns within the province are, or ought by law, to be endowed with.

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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. II, Part 148

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1226

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1226